Never Pure: Historical Studies of Science as If It Was Produced by People with Bodies, Situated in Time, Space, Culture, and Socie

by Steven Shapin

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Steven Shapin argues that science, for all its immense authority and power, is and always has been a human endeavor, subject to human capacities and limits. Put simply, science has never been pure. To be human is to err, and we understand science better when we recognize it as the laborious achievement of fallible, imperfect, and historically situated human beings. Shapin's essays collected here include reflections on the historical relationships...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801894212

ISBN13:9780801894213

Release Date:June 2010

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:568 Pages

Weight:1.84 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Education & Reference Essays Essays & Commentary Europe Historical Study & Educational Resources History History & Philosophy Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Textbooks

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