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Hardcover Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments Book

ISBN: 0520232496

ISBN13: 9780520232495

Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments

Western philosophers have traditionally concentrated on theory as the means for expressing knowledge about a variety of phenomena. This absorbing book challenges this fundamental notion by showing how objects themselves, specifically scientific instruments, can express knowledge. As he considers numerous intriguing examples, Davis Baird gives us the tools to "read" the material products of science and technology and to understand their place in culture...

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