Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies
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"Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies" is a collection of essays by Bruno Latour that explores how scientific knowledge is produced in practice and argues for a more nuanced, realist understanding of science and its relationship to society.
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Target entity: Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies Context triple: [Bruno Latour, notableWork, Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies]
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Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
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Science and Culture, and Other Essays
"Science and Culture, and Other Essays" is a collection of influential essays by Thomas Henry Huxley that explore the relationship between scientific thought, education, and Victorian culture.
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Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account
"Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account" is a foundational work in analytic philosophy that systematically examines the logical structure, methods, and conceptual foundations of the natural sciences.
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Target entity: Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies Target entity description: "Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies" is a collection of essays by Bruno Latour that explores how scientific knowledge is produced in practice and argues for a more nuanced, realist understanding of science and its relationship to society.
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A.
Reflections on the Romance of Science
Reflections on the Romance of Science is a collection of essays by Carl Sagan that explores the history, philosophy, and wonder of scientific discovery.
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B.
The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
-
C.
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is a landmark 1962 book by philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn that introduced the concept of paradigm shifts to explain how scientific fields undergo periodic, transformative changes rather than progressing through a steady accumulation of knowledge.
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D.
Science and Culture, and Other Essays
"Science and Culture, and Other Essays" is a collection of influential essays by Thomas Henry Huxley that explore the relationship between scientific thought, education, and Victorian culture.
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E.
Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account
"Philosophy of Science: A Systematic Account" is a foundational work in analytic philosophy that systematically examines the logical structure, methods, and conceptual foundations of the natural sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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science and technology studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
naive scientific realism
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simple social constructivism about science ⓘ |
| arguesFor | nuanced realism about scientific practice ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| contributor | Bruno Latour ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
case studies from science practice
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how facts are stabilized in scientific practice ⓘ interplay of humans and nonhumans in science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
field studies of science
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laboratory work ⓘ practices of scientists ⓘ relationship between nature and society ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy of science
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science studies ⓘ sociology of science ⓘ |
| hasPart | essay ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
actor-network theory perspective
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constructivist realism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students in humanities and social sciences
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philosophers of science ⓘ scholars of science and technology studies ⓘ sociologists of knowledge ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
actor-network theory
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epistemology ⓘ fieldwork in science ⓘ laboratory studies ⓘ modernity ⓘ realism in science studies ⓘ realism vs constructivism ⓘ representation in science ⓘ science and politics ⓘ science and society ⓘ scientific knowledge production ⓘ |
| nonFiction | true ⓘ |
| philosophicalWork | true ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts
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Laboratory Life
Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society ⓘ
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Science in Action
We Have Never Been Modern ⓘ |
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