The Science of Science: A Physicist Reads Barnes, Bloor and Henry Export

@article{citeulike:311266, abstract = {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.}, author = {Mermin, David N.}, citeulike-article-id = {311266}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/285492}, journal = {Social Studies of Science}, keywords = {book-review, sociology, ssk}, number = {4}, pages = {603--623}, posted-at = {2008-11-18 02:29:07}, priority = {2}, title = {The Science of Science: A Physicist Reads Barnes, Bloor and Henry}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/285492}, volume = {28}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:311266 L3 - citeulike-article-id:311266 N2 - 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. IS - 4 JF - Social Studies of Science EP - 623 TI - The Science of Science: A Physicist Reads Barnes, Bloor and Henry VL - 28 SP - 603 KW - book-review KW - sociology KW - ssk AU - Mermin, David PY - 1998/// UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/285492 ER -