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Boundaries of Science

Gieryn, Thomas F.·1995·Science and the Quest for Reality
DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-25249-7_12
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The working title of this Handbook presumed three neatly bounded territories: science, technology, and society. This chapter makes those territories and especially their borders into objects for sociological interpretation and seeks to recover their messiness, contentiousness, and practical significance in everyday life. Its focus is on the “boundary problem” in science and technology studies: Where does science leave off, and society — or technology — begin? Where is the border between science and non-science? Which claims or practices are scientific? Who is a scientist? What is science? These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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Authors
Gieryn, T. F.
Venue
Science and the Quest for Reality
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Published
1995
Pages
293-332
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-25249-7_12
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Cited by
501
References
3
FWCI
49.77
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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