Scientists' views on what makes an experiment successful have
developed dramatically throughout history. Different criteria for
proper experimentation were privileged at different times, entirely
new criteria for securing experimental results emerged, and the
true meaning of commitment to experimentation altered. In About
Method, Schickore captures this complex trajectory of change from
1660 to the twentieth century through the history of snake venom
research. As experiments with poisonous snakes and venom were both
challenging and controversial, the experimenters produced very
detailed records of their investigations, which go back three
hundred years making it uniquely suited for such a long-term study.
By analyzing key episodes in the transformation of venom research,
Schickore is able to draw out the factors that have shaped methods
discourse. About Method shows that methodological advancement
throughout history has not been simply a steady progression towards
better, more sophisticated and improved methodologies of
experimentation. Rather, it was a progression in awareness of the
obstacles and limitations that scientists face in developing
strategies to overcome the myriad unknown complexities of nature.
The first long-term history of this development and of snake venom
research, About Method offers a major contribution to integrated
history and philosophy of science.
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