Social History of Truth
Social History of Truth How do we come to trust our knowledge of the world? Why do we credit one observational statement over another?In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal…
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Social History of Truth
How do we come to trust our knowledge of the world? Why do we credit one observational statement over another?In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. What are the means by which we distinguish true from false accounts?
He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the
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