A Social History of Truth

Steven Shapin

The University of Chicago Press, 1995

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This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge.

ISBN-13
9780226750194
ISBN-10
0226750191
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Year
1995
Publication date
1995-11-15
Pages
512
Dimensions
230x153x27
Weight
724