Leviathan and the air-pump
by Steven Shapin, Simon Schaffer · first published 1985
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…sociological dimension of scientific knowledge is equally important to understand, but underappreciated by people like Popper. Most of my thinking here has been shaped by two books, both seminal works: one is "Leviathan and the Air-Pump" by Steven Shapin and Simon Schaffer; the other is "Against Method" by Paul Feyerabend. I recommend you read them both.
on “Why falsificationism is false” ↗…"every living physicist" doesn't immediately know "exactly what that result meant." It not nearly as rational and positivist as you would think. Science is a human activity. Read some Thomas Kuhn or Leviathan and the Air-Pump for starters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_and_the_Air-Pump And you should read a basic primer in psychology. You claim there have never been "central, unifying, falsifiable" theories that…
on “Daniel Kahneman calls for ‘daisy chain’ of psychology replications” ↗…Virginia Eubanks, and Adrian Mackenzie are some of my favorites. I'm excited to read Your Computer Is on Fire but I haven't gotten to it yet. Heck, I think 90% of the bad tech hype is covered the old classic Leviathan and the Air-Pump.
on “Facebook thrives on criticism of “disinformation”” ↗Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle, and the Experimental Life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_and_the_Air-Pump
on “Ask HN: Any recommendation for a good History of Science book?” ↗Replication as part of scientific consensus-building dates back at least to the air-pump experiments of 17th century. See e.g. “Leviathan and the Air-Pump”
on “Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific misinformation online” ↗