The Scientific Life: A Moral History of a Late Modern Vocation

by Steven Shapin

Book Overview

Who are scientists? What kind of people are they? What capacities and virtues are thought to stand behind their considerable authority? They are experts--indeed, highly respected experts--authorized... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226750248
• ISBN13: 9780226750248
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"