Thing knowledge : a philosophy of scientific instruments / Davis Baird.
Pubblicazione:
Berkeley : University of California press, c2004.
Descrizione fisica:
XXI, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations and tables. Preface. 1. Instrument epistemology 2. Models: representing things 3. Working knowledge 4. Encapsulating knowledge 5. The instrumentation revolution 6. Thing knowledge 7. The thing-y-ness of things 8. Between technology and science 9. Instrumental objectivity 10. The gift. References. Index
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