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Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 445116 2 433842 1994 A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series) total:21|5:8|4:2|3:8|2:2|1:1| 21 77 30 1 10128 3.65 88 7 9817575 277300 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 3 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 16:21:18 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 12 21:42:14 -0800 2008 81567623 3022972 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 5 0 false Sun Dec 20 10:08:46 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 10:08:49 -0800 2009 79901764 219032 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Dec 04 14:04:05 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 14:04:24 -0800 2009 79316685 1149294 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 3 0 false Sun Nov 29 13:39:40 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 13:39:40 -0800 2009 76545947 820792 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Mon Nov 02 19:56:31 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 19:56:31 -0800 2009 74566937 63030 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 3 0 false Wed Oct 21 17:48:45 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:19:38 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:19:38 -0700 2009 64732198 1180367 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Thu Jul 23 19:40:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 19:40:36 -0700 2009 50715345 394742 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 5 0 false Sat Mar 28 10:29:40 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 10:29:40 -0700 2009 47225454 71909 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 3 0 false Sun Feb 22 22:21:17 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 22:21:17 -0800 2009 45403732 43599 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Wed Feb 04 17:26:52 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 17:26:52 -0800 2009 36938763 1677078 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Tue Nov 04 20:26:10 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 20:26:13 -0800 2008 28900050 1368193 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Thu Jul 31 13:09:06 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 13:09:06 -0700 2008 20981871 1115044 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Fri Apr 25 12:24:08 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:24:08 -0700 2008 20136981 867650 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 4 0 false Mon Apr 14 10:53:35 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 10:53:35 -0700 2008 18146059 883418 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 2 0 false Wed Mar 19 19:38:32 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 19:38:44 -0700 2008 17467213 759434 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 5 0 false Mon Mar 10 16:48:43 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 16:48:43 -0700 2008 17017921 769235 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Tue Mar 04 15:14:43 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 15:14:47 -0800 2008 13471850 816880 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 5 0 false Thu Jan 24 20:44:24 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 20:44:24 -0800 2008 10319830 653230 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Dec 12 08:57:10 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 08:57:24 -0800 2007 8449657 589166 445116 0226750191 9780226750194 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264m/445116.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843264s/445116.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445116.A_Social_History_of_Truth_Civility_and_Science_in_Seventeenth_Century_England 3.67 21
In A Social History of Truth, Shapin engages these universal questions through an elegant recreation of a crucial period in the history of early modern science: the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in seventeenth-century England. Steven Shapin paints a vivid picture of the relations between gentlemanly culture and scientific practice. He argues that problems of credibility in science were practically solved through the codes and conventions of genteel conduct: trust, civility, honor, and integrity. These codes formed, and arguably still form, an important basis for securing reliable knowledge about the natural world.

Shapin uses detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of the mores and manners of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate Shapin's broad claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Knowledge-making is always a collective enterprise: people have to know whom to trust in order to know something about the natural world.</div>]]> 1994 0 0 false Tue Oct 30 14:16:30 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 14:16:30 -0700 2007 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=445116