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A Social History Of Truth - Civility And Science In Seventeenth-Century England

by Steven Shapin
RM28.54 MYR RM17.70 MYR 38% off
A Social History Of Truth - Civility And Science In Seventeenth-Century England - Thryft
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Societal influence on knowledge in historical context.

This book will appeal to those interested in the intersection of history, sociology, and the philosophy of science. Shapin's analysis of seventeenth-century England shows how scientific knowledge is influenced by societal beliefs and values. He argues that knowledge is not simply discovered but rather constructed in specific social contexts. A must-read for those who want to understand the complex relationship between science and society throughout history.

A Social History Of Truth - Civility And Science In Seventeenth-Century England

by Steven Shapin
RM28.54 MYR RM17.70 MYR 38% off
ISBN: 9780226750194
Authors: Steven Shapin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date of Publication: 1995-11-15
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, History, Sociology, Science
Related Topics: History, History
Goodreads rating: 4.09
(rated by 82 readers)

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How do we come to trust our knowledge of the world? What are the means by which we distinguish true from false accounts? Why do we credit one observational statement over another?In A Social History of Truth , Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.
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Societal influence on knowledge in historical context.

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