The Science of Science
A Physicist Reads Barnes, Bloor and Henry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11924165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | N David Mermin (Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Department of Physics, Cornell University, Clark Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853-2501, USA; fax: +1 607 255 6428, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 603-623 |
| Publication date | 1998-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Studies of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-3127 • E-ISSN: 1460-3659 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030631298028004004 |
| OpenAlex | W2116640152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
In Scientific Knowledge, Barry Barnes, David Bloor and John Henry (BBH) explicitly repudiate the notion that the physical environment plays no role in the creation of scientific knowledge, thereby removing a major bone of fruitless and heated contention between scientists and practitioners of the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK). There remain, however, many aspects of BBH's view of scientific knowledge that clash with my own experience as a practitioner of (theoretical) physics. I offer some examples of ways in which BBH seem to get things wrong, in the hope of starting a more constructive dialogue, leading to a better understanding of sociology by scientists, and perhaps even vice-versa
Constructive · Epistemology · Process (computing · Sociology · Sociology of knowledge · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2015 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |