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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.

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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

Thing Knowledge A Philosophy of Scientific

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/02/2004
      ISBN13: 9780520232495, 978-0520232495
      ISBN10: 0520232496
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      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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