A social history of truth : civility and science in seventeenth-century England /
Shapin, Steven,
A social history of truth : civility and science in seventeenth-century England / Steven Shapin. - xxxi, 483 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Science and its conceptual foundations . - Science and its conceptual foundations .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-465) and index.
List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Genres, Disciplines, and Conventions -- The Argument Summarized -- The Great Civility: Trust, Truth, and Moral Order -- "Who Was Then a Gentleman?" Integrity and Gentle Identity in Early Modern England -- A Social History of Truth-Telling: Knowledge, Social Practice, and the Credibility of Gentlemen -- Who Was Robert Boyle? The Creation and Presentation of an Experimental Identity -- Epistemological Decorum: The Practical Management of Factual Testimony -- Knowing about People and Knowing about Things: A Moral History of Scientific Credibility -- Certainty and Civility: Mathematics and Boyle's Experimental Conversation -- Invisible Technicians: Masters, Servants, and the Making of Experimental Knowledge -- Epilogue: The Way We Live Now -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
0226750183 9780226750187
93041950
Science--Social aspects--History--England--17th century.
Science--Moral and ethical aspects--History--England--17th century.
Q175.52.G7 / S48 1994
306.45094109032
A social history of truth : civility and science in seventeenth-century England / Steven Shapin. - xxxi, 483 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Science and its conceptual foundations . - Science and its conceptual foundations .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-465) and index.
List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Genres, Disciplines, and Conventions -- The Argument Summarized -- The Great Civility: Trust, Truth, and Moral Order -- "Who Was Then a Gentleman?" Integrity and Gentle Identity in Early Modern England -- A Social History of Truth-Telling: Knowledge, Social Practice, and the Credibility of Gentlemen -- Who Was Robert Boyle? The Creation and Presentation of an Experimental Identity -- Epistemological Decorum: The Practical Management of Factual Testimony -- Knowing about People and Knowing about Things: A Moral History of Scientific Credibility -- Certainty and Civility: Mathematics and Boyle's Experimental Conversation -- Invisible Technicians: Masters, Servants, and the Making of Experimental Knowledge -- Epilogue: The Way We Live Now -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
0226750183 9780226750187
93041950
Science--Social aspects--History--England--17th century.
Science--Moral and ethical aspects--History--England--17th century.
Q175.52.G7 / S48 1994
306.45094109032