Cultural Boundaries of Science

Cultural Boundaries of Science
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 0226292614
ISBN-13 : 9780226292618
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Book Synopsis Cultural Boundaries of Science by : Thomas F. Gieryn

Download or read book Cultural Boundaries of Science written by Thomas F. Gieryn and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999-01-15 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text argues that an explanation for the cultural authority of science lies where scientific claims leave laboratories and enter boardrooms and living rooms. Here, one uses "maps" to decide who to believe - cultural maps demarcating "science" from pseudoscience, ideology, faith, or nonsense.


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