The Social Construction of What? |
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| Author:
| Hacking, Ian |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-25425-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2000 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $34.50USD $61.00 |
Book Description:
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Lost in the raging debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what, precisely, is being constructed. Facts, gender, quarks, reality? Ian Hacking's book explores an array of examples to reveal the deep issues underlying contentious accounts of reality--especially regarding the status of the natural sciences.
Lost in the raging debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what, precisely, is being constructed. Facts, gender, quarks, reality? Ian Hacking's book explores an array of examples to reveal the deep issues underlying contentious accounts of reality--especially regarding the status of the natural sciences.