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Release: 1994-05-20
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0898620880
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB
Explaining Scientific Consensus pdf
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The recognition of science as a social process in which dissent and negotiation take place is not a new concept. The role of consensus and the extent to which personal relationships affect its formation, however, are rarely discussed in the literature. Examining these phenomena, Kyung-Man Kim argues that sociologists and historians present a deficient account of how science produces reliable knowledge because they have primarily focused on the drama of conflict and disagreements rather than on the process of reaching consensus. Through a careful examination of the community of the evolutionary biologists and geneticists at the turn of the 20th century, Kim reveals the interplay among scientists that generated acceptance of Mendelian genetics. His analysis reveals the inherent weakness in contemporary accounts, and lays the groundwork for a more democratic sociological theory of consensus formation.
Based on a large survey of published articles as well as unpublished letters, K Download Explaining Scientific Consensus for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve