An Outsider's View of Science

Author: (English) Barry Barnes, translated by Lu Xudong
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: What is science? This is undoubtedly a very interesting topic. The author of this book attempts to view 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 has a profound impact on the order of life and our relationships with others but also deeply affects our ways of thinking and cognition. This book is another important work in the sociology of science by Barry Barnes, one of the representatives of the Edinburgh School, following his earlier book "Knowledge and Social Theory."