November 27, 2010
by peter.taylor
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There has been a long history in social theory of discussion of how to relate social structure and human agency (Dawe 1976; Giddens 1981; Sewell 1992; Vogt 1960; see Taylor 1996 for bibliography in context of interpretation of science). Concepts … Continue reading
November 18, 2010
by peter.taylor
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Attention to practice—to what scientists actually do—was a key development in the interpretation of science during the 1980s. This development is covered well by the collection of essays, Science as Practice and Culture (Pickering 1992a), and in the editor’s introduction … Continue reading
October 25, 2010
by peter.taylor
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Cause and explanation are vexed terms in interpretations of science (Woolgar 1981; Latour 1988a); in fact, they are in social science more generally (Lloyd 1986; Miller 1991). I am interested enough in the “heterogeneous constructionist” sense of causality and explanation … Continue reading
September 7, 2010
by peter.taylor
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‘Gessen’s genetic counselors recommended an oophorectomy. But Gessen balked… Our culture doesn’t yet have the infrastructure to handle the consequences of the recent revolution in genetic testing. But we’ll need it…’ Review of Gessen (2008), Blood Matters, in International Herald … Continue reading