Thing knowledge: a philosophy of scientific instruments
Auteur :
Baird, Davis
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520232495
Date de publication :
10 févr. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Western philosophers have traditionally concentrated on theory as the means for expressing knowledge about a variety of phenomena. This book challenges this fundamental notion by showing how objects themselves, specifically scientific instruments, can express knowledge.