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Jeff Kochan examines scientific knowledge through a dialogue between Martin Heidegger's philosophy and the sociology of scientific knowledge. He considers how scientists encounter the world, how knowledge depends on social practices and what kinds of realism can account for both.
The discussion moves from scepticism, phenomenology and logic to the emergence of early modern science. Chapters examine the Bloor–Latour debate, mathematical reasoning, Galileo's experiments and the dispute between Robert Boyle and Franciscus Linus. The complete 2017 volume includes research appendices, a bibliography and an index. Cover image: David Gregory and Debbie Marshall, Wellcome Images, CC BY 4.0; cover design by Anna Gatti.