The Golem
What You Should Know About Science
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Cambridge University Press
UK
2012
2 Rev ed
Paperback
212
Standard
263322
978-1-107-60465-0
1-107-60465-6
history of science
Annotation
Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.
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