Outside Looking In at Science (Knowledge and Society Translation Series)

Author: Barry Barnes
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: The author attempts to present science as a whole, exploring science as an activity, its arrangements and organizational methods, particularly the relationship between science and other factors in society. The author places special emphasis on the consequences of the specialization of science, believing that specialization not only profoundly affects the order of life and our relationships with others but also has a deep impact on our ways of thinking and perceiving.