{"product_id":"making-natural-knowledge-constructivism-and-the-history-of-science-with-a-new-preface-paperback","title":"Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science, with a new Preface - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Golinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguably the best available introduction to constructivism, a research paradigm that has dominated the history of science for the past forty years, \u003ci\u003eMaking Natural Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on the importance of this theory, tells the history of its rise to prominence, and traces its most important tensions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Viewing scientific knowledge as a product of human culture, Jan Golinski challenges the traditional trajectory of the history of science as steady and autonomous progress. In exploring topics such as the social identity of the scientist, the significance of places where science is practiced, and the roles played by language, instruments, and images, \u003ci\u003eMaking Natural Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on the relations between science and other cultural domains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A standard introduction to historically minded scholars interested in the constructivist programme. In fact, it has been called the 'constructivist's bible' in many a conference corridor.\"-Matthew Eddy, \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal for the History of Science \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Golinski \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of history and humanities at the University of New Hampshire. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sciences in Enlightened Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.08 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039570890832,"sku":"9780226302317","price":82.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/RVJNbklodDQ2d0ltK3pNSWMwUWRQZz09.webp?v=1771841594","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/making-natural-knowledge-constructivism-and-the-history-of-science-with-a-new-preface-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}