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Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments
Davis Baird
Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments
Davis Baird
Western philosophers have traditionally concentrated on theory as the means for expressing knowledge about a variety of phenomena. This book challenges this fundamental notion by showing how objects themselves, specifically scientific instruments, can express knowledge.
294 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 24 line illustrations, 2 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 10, 2004 |
ISBN13 | 9780520232495 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 296 |
Dimensions | 162 × 239 × 26 mm · 576 g |
Language | English |