A Social Epistemology of Research Groups (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book investigates how collaborative scientific practice yields scientific knowledge. At a time when most of today's scientific knowledge is created in research groups, the author reconsiders the social character of science to address the question of whether collaboratively created knowledge should be considered as collective achievement, and if so, in which sense. Combining philosophical analysis with qualitative empirical inquiry, this book provides a comparative case study of mono- and interdisciplinary research groups, offering insight into the day-to-day practice of scientists. The book includes field observations and interviews with scientists to present an empirically-grounded perspective on much-debated questions concerning research groups' division of labor, relations of epistemic dependence and trust.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Directions in the Philosophy of Science
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Susann Wagenknecht
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	187
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-52409-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	1-137-52409-X
Barcode:	9781137524096

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