The Tangle of Science : Reliability Beyond Method, Rigour, and Objectivity Hardback
by Nancy (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Durham University) Cartwright, Jeremy (Research Associate, Research Associate, CPNSS London School of Economics) Hardie, Eleonora (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, University Ca' Foscari Venice) Montuschi, Matthew (PhD candidate, PhD candidate, University of California, San Diego) Soleiman, Ann C. (PhD candidate, PhD candidate, University of California, San Diego) Thresher
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Science is remarkably reliable. It puts people on the moon, performs laser eye surgery, tells us about ancient civilizations and species, and predicts the future of our climate.
What underwrites this reliability? This book argues that the standard answers-the scientific method, rigour, and objectivity-are insufficient for the job.
Here we propose a new model of science which places its products front and centre.
In The Tangle of Science we show how any reliable piece of science is underpinned by a vast, diverse, and thick network of other scientific products.
In doing so we bring back into focus areas of science that have been long neglected, emphasizing how every product, from the screws that hold the space shuttle together, to ways of measuring the consumer price index, to Einstein's theory of generalrelativity, work together to support results we can trust.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, 30 line drawings and half-tones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:08/12/2022
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- ISBN:9780198866343
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:272 pages, 30 line drawings and half-tones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:08/12/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198866343