Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society

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What questions remain unanswered?

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The provided passages do not explicitly list what questions remain unanswered within the book "Science in Action" by Bruno Latour.

However, the passages do suggest that the book aims to modify the conventional perception of science and technology in Western societies by demonstrating how social context and technical content are essential to understanding scientific activity [Passage 2]. The book examines science and technology in action, including the role of scientific literature, laboratory activities, the institutional context of science, and the means by which inventions and discoveries become accepted [Passage 2]. It develops an analysis of science as the building of networks, showing how a realistic picture of science in action alters conceptions of both natural and social sciences [Passage 2].

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nce in action alters our conception of not only the natural sciences but also the social sciences and the sociology of knowledge in general. This stimulating book, drawing on a wealth of examples from a wide range of scientific activities, will interest all philosophers, sociologists and historians of science, scientists and engineers, and students of the philosophy of social science and the sociology of knowledge. Categories: History Pages: 292 Snippet: From weaker to stronger rhetoric : literature - Laboratories - From weak points to strongholds : machines - Insiders out - From short to…
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Title: Science in Action by Bruno Latour Description: Science and technology have immense authority and influence in our society, yet their working remains little understood. The conventional perception of science in Western societies has been modified in recent years by the work of philosophers, sociologists and historians of science. In this book Bruno Latour brings together these different approaches to provide a lively and challenging analysis of science, demonstrating how social context and technical content are both essential to a proper understanding of scientific activity.…
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