Changing Order - Replication and Induction in Scientific Practice (Paperback, New edition)

This fascinating study in the sociology of science explores the way scientists conduct, and draw conclusions from, their experiments. The book is organized around three case studies: replication of the TEA-laser, detecting gravitational rotation, and some experiments in the paranormal. "In his superb book, Collins shows why the quest for certainty is disappointed. He shows that standards of replication are, of course, social, and that there is consequently no outside standard, no Archimedean point beyond society from which we can lever the intellects of our fellows."--Donald M. McCloskey, Journal of Economic Psychology

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1992
First published:	June 1992
Authors:	Harry Collins
Dimensions:	215 x 142 x 1mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	207
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-11376-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General
LSN:	0-226-11376-0
Barcode:	9780226113760

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