Are Science And Mathematics Socially Constructed? A Mathematician Encounters Postmodern Interpretations Of Science

Richard C (Univ Of Alabama, Usa) Brown

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2009

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This book analysis 'postmodern interpretations of science' (PIS) and the closely related 'sociology of scientific knowledge' (SSK). It examines the thoughts of Karl Popper, Karl Mannheim, Ludwik Fleck, Thomas Kuhn, Paul Feyerabend, David Bloor, Steve Shapin, Bruno Latour, and PIS-like doctrines in mathematics.

ISBN-13
9789812835246
ISBN-10
9812835245
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Year
2009
Publication date
2009-02-23
Pages
336
Dimensions
233x159x23
Weight
606