Scientists' virtues matter. More than ever

In his latest book “The scientific life. A moral history of a late modern vocation”, the social historian of science Steven Shapin addresses the public image of contemporary scientists, their virtues and vocations. Who are, and how they represent themselves, those scientists who work on the edge bet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alessandro Delfanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sissa Medialab 2009-03-01
Series:JCOM: Journal of Science Communication
Online Access:http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/08/01/Jcom0801%282009%29R02/Jcom0801%282009%29R02.pdf