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BUY FROM PUBLISHER Available as an ebook at: Amazon Kindle Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook eBooks Corp. ebrary EBSCO eBooks Google Play Kno Kobo OverDrive	Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science, with a new Preface by Jan Golinski University of Chicago Press, 2005 Paper: 978-0-226-30231-7 \| Cloth: 978-0-226-30229-4 \| eISBN: 978-0-226-30232-4 Library of Congress Classification Q125.G63 2005 Dewey Decimal Classification 509 ABOUT THIS BOOK \| AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY \| REVIEWS \| TOC \| REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE ABOUT THIS BOOK Arguably the best available introduction to constructivism, a research paradigm that has dominated the history of science for the past forty years, Making Natural Knowledge reflects on the importance of this theory, tells the history of its rise to prominence, and traces its most important tensions. Viewing scientific knowledge as a product of human culture, Jan Golinski challenges the traditional trajectory of the history of science as steady and autonomous progress. In exploring topics such as the social identity of the scientist, the significance of places where science is practiced, and the roles played by language, instruments, and images, Making Natural Knowledge sheds new light on the relations between science and other cultural domains. "A standard introduction to historically minded scholars interested in the constructivist programme. In fact, it has been called the 'constructivist's bible' in many a conference corridor."—Matthew Eddy, British Journal for the History of Science AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Jan Golinski is professor of history and humanities at the University of New Hampshire. He is coeditor of The Sciences in Enlightened Europe, also published by the University of Chicago Press. REVIEWS “[In the] years since its first edition was published, [Making Natural Knowledge] has become a standard introduction to historically minded scholars interested in the constructivist programme. In fact, it has been called the ‘constructivist's bible’ in many a conference corridor.” — Matthew Eddy, British Journal of the History of Science “Golinski puts on display the multifaceted scholarship that has comprised science studies over the past three decades. Unlike some of the scholarship in this area that is laden with unnecessary jargon . . . Golinski employs straightforward, readable prose appropriate to his intended audiences of advanced undergraduates and graduate students (I have recommended it to several).” — Londa Schiebinger, American Historical Review “Golinski has provided an important map of the different historigraphical perspectives adopted by historians of science in recent years.” — Iwan Rhys Morus, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute “Golinski writes for an audience of graduate students and senior undergraduates. . . . On the whole, [he] succeeds admirably. His book is well organized and fluently written. Basic ideas are clearly explained, and his style is blessedly free of the jargon and posturing that makes a great deal of science studies literature a penance to read. . . . ‘Constructivism’ for Golinski is not a set of formal principles but an approach or point of view, one that sees science as a form of cultural practice constructed in particular local contexts out of available cultural and material resources. . . . Historians who only want to use the constructivists’ tool kit will appreciate his eclecticism. I arrange my undergraduate courses in sciences studies in much the same way. . . . I will use this book as a text the next time around.” — Robert E. Kohler, Isis TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations New Preface (2005) Preface Introduction: Challenges to the Classical View of Science 1. An Outline of Constructivism From Kuhn to the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge What's Social about Constructivism? 2. Identity and Discipline The Making of a Social Identity The Disciplinary Mold 3. The Place of Production The Workshop of Nature Beyond the Laboratory Walls 4. Speaking for Nature The Open Hand Stepping into the Circle 5. Interventions and Representations Instruments and Objects The Work of Representation 6. Culture and Construction The Meanings of Culture Regimes of Construction Coda: The Obligations of Narrative Bibliography Index REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE If you are a student who has a disability that prevents you from using this book in printed form, BiblioVault may be able to supply you with an electronic file for alternative access. Please have the disability coordinator at your school fill out this form. It can take 2-3 weeks for requests to be filled. See other books on: Constructivism \| Constructivism (Philosophy) \| Golinski, Jan \| new Preface \| Philosophy & Social Aspects See other titles from University of Chicago Press

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“[In the] years since its first edition was published, [Making Natural Knowledge] has become a standard introduction to historically minded scholars interested in the constructivist programme. In fact, it has been called the ‘constructivist's bible’ in many a conference corridor.”

— Matthew Eddy, British Journal of the History of Science

“Golinski puts on display the multifaceted scholarship that has comprised science studies over the past three decades. Unlike some of the scholarship in this area that is laden with unnecessary jargon . . . Golinski employs straightforward, readable prose appropriate to his intended audiences of advanced undergraduates and graduate students (I have recommended it to several).”

— Londa Schiebinger, American Historical Review

“Golinski has provided an important map of the different historigraphical perspectives adopted by historians of science in recent years.”

— Iwan Rhys Morus, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

“Golinski writes for an audience of graduate students and senior undergraduates. . . . On the whole, [he] succeeds admirably. His book is well organized and fluently written. Basic ideas are clearly explained, and his style is blessedly free of the jargon and posturing that makes a great deal of science studies literature a penance to read. . . . ‘Constructivism’ for Golinski is not a set of formal principles but an approach or point of view, one that sees science as a form of cultural practice constructed in particular local contexts out of available cultural and material resources. . . . Historians who only want to use the constructivists’ tool kit will appreciate his eclecticism. I arrange my undergraduate courses in sciences studies in much the same way. . . . I will use this book as a text the next time around.”

— Robert E. Kohler, Isis