Science Studies as Epistemography

Abstract

The one culture? : a conversation about science / edited by Jay A. Labinger and Harry Collins -§- Publish Info Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001 -§- -§- Contents -§- Preface -§- 1 Introduction 1 -§- 2 Does Science Studies Undermine Science? Wittgenstein, Turing, and Polanyi as Precursors for Science Studies and the Science Wars / Trevor Pinch 13 -§- 3 Science and Sociology of Science: Beyond War and Peace / Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokal 27 -§- 4 Is a Science Peace Process Necessary? / Michael Lynch 48 -§- 5 Caught in the Crossfire? The Public's Role in the Science Wars / Jane Gregory, Steve Miller 61 -§- 6 Life inside a Case Study / Peter R. Saulson 73 -§- 7 Conversing Seriously with Sociologists / N. David Mermin 83 -§- 8 How to be Antiscientific / Steven Shapin 99 -§- 9 Physics and History / Steven Weinberg 116 -§- 10 Science Studies as Epistemography / Peter Dear 128 -§- 11 From Social Construction to Questions for Research: The Promise of the Sociology of Science / Kenneth G. Wilson, Constance K. Barsky 142 -§- 12 A Martian Sends a Postcard Home / Harry Collins 156 -§- 13 Awakening a Sleeping Giant? / Jay A. Labinger 167 -§- 14 Remarks on Methodological Relativism and "Antiscience" / Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokal 179 -§- 15 One More Round with Relativism / Harry Collins 184 -§- 16 Overdetermination and Contingency / Peter Dear 196 -§- 17 Reclaiming Responsibility / Jane Gregory 201 -§- 18 Split Personalities, or the Science Wars Within / Jay A. Labinger 206 -§- 19 Situated Knowledge and Common Enemies: Therapy for the Science Wars / Michael Lynch 210 -§- 20 Real Essences and Human Experience / N. David Mermin 216 -§- 21 It's a Conversation! / Trevor Pinch 221 -§- 22 Confessions of a Believer / Peter R. Saulson 227 -§- 23 Barbarians at Which Gates? / Steven Shapin 233 -§- 24 Peace at Last? / Steven Weinberg 238 -§- 25 Reply to Our Critics / Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokal 243 -§- 26 Crown Jewels and Rough Diamonds: The Source of Science's Authority / Harry Collins 255 -§- 27 Another Visit to Epistemography / Peter Dear 261 -§- 28 Let's Not Get Too Agreeable / Jay A. Labinger 263 -§- 29 Causality, Grammar, and Working Philosophies: Some Final Comments / Michael Lynch 268 -§- 30 Readings and Misreadings / N. David Mermin 275 -§- 31 Peace for Whom and on Whose Terms? / Trevor Pinch 280 -§- 32 Pilgrims' Progress / Peter R. Saulson 283 -§- 33 Historiographical Uses of Scientific Knowledge / Steven Weinberg 289 -§- 34 Beyond Social Construction / Kenneth G. Wilson, Constance K. Barsky 291 -§- 35 Conclusion 296 -§- References 303 -§- Contributors 317 -§- Index 323 -§- Descript'n xi, 329 p. ; 24 cm -§- Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-315) and index -§- Contents Does science studies undermine science? Wittgenstein, Turing, and Polanyi as precursors for science studies and the science wars / Trevor Pinch -- Science and sociology of science: beyond war and peace / Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokal -- Is a science peace process necessary? / Michael Lynch -- Caught in the crossfire? The public's role in the science wars / Jane Gregory, Steve Miller -- Life inside a case study / Peter R. Saulson -- Conversing seriously with sociologists / N. David Mermin -- How to be antiscientific / Steven Shapin -- Physics and history / Steven Weinberg / Science studies as epistemography / Peter Dear -- From social construction to questions for research: the promise of the sociology of science / Kenneth G. Wilson, Constance K. Barsky -- A Martian sends a postcard home / Harry Collins -- Awakening a sleeping giant? / Jay A. Labinger -- Remarks on methodological relativism and "antiscience' / Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokat -- One more round with relativism / Harry Collins -- Overdetermination and contingency / Peter Dear -- Reclaiming responsibility / Jane Gregory -- Split personalities, or the science wars within / Jay A. Labinger -- Situated knowledge and common enemies: therapy for the science wars / Michael Lynch -- Real essences and human experience / N. David Mermin -- It's a conversation! / Trevor Pinch -- Confessions of a believer / Peter R. Saulson -- Barbarians at which gates? / Steven Shapin -- Peace at last? / Steven Weinberg -- Reply to our critics / Jean Bricmont, Alan Sokal -- Crown jewels and rough diamonds: the source of science's authority / Harry Collins -§- -- Another visit to epistemography / Peter Dear -- Let's not get too agreeable / Jay A. Labinger -- Causality, grammar, and working philosophies: some final comments / Michael Lynch -- Readings and misreadings / N. David Mermin -- Peace for whom and on whose terms? / Trevor Pinch -- Pilgrims' progress / Peter R. Saulson -- Historiographical uses of scientific knowledge / Steven Weinberg -- Beyond social construction / Kenneth G. Wilson, Constance K. Barsky -§- Subjects Science -- Social aspects -§- Science and state -§- Science -- Philosophy -§- Alt Name Labinger, Jay A -§- Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-