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.
Susann Wagenknecht
A Social Epistemology of Research Groups
A Social Epistemology of Research Groups
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 187 ● ISBN 9781137524102 ● Dimensione 2.0 MB ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2016 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5020809 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale