Are science and mathematics socially constructed? a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science
Auteur :
Brown, Richard C
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789812835246
Date de publication :
23 févr. 2009
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
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.