Science of Science and Reflexivity

by Pierre Bourdieu

Book Overview

In this important book, Pierre Bourdieu - one of the world's leading social thinkers - turns the tools of science back onto science itself to examine the social conditions and organizations of scientific knowledge. He does so at a time when the autonomy of science - both natural and social - is increasingly threatened by economic and political interests. Many areas of scientific research, such as genetics and biotechnology, are funded by private firms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745630596
• ISBN13: 9780745630595
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"