“Knowing Things in Common”: Sheila Jasanoff and Helen Longino on the Social Nature of Knowledge
In her analysis of the politics of biotechnology, Sheila Jasanoff argued that modern democracy cannot be understood without an analysis of the ways knowledge is created and used in society. She suggested calling these ways to “know things in common” civic epistemologies. Jasanoff thus approached kn...
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| Language: | English |
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Estonian Association of the History and Philosophy of Science
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.11590/abhps.2013.2.03 |