Leviathan and the Air-Pump

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:historical_figures
scientific debates
gptkbp:argued_on importance of context in science
science is socially constructed
gptkbp:author Steven Shapin
gptkbp:contains gptkb:historical_analysis
case studies
philosophical arguments
gptkbp:contributes_to philosophy of history
sociology of knowledge
gptkbp:critical_reception widely discussed in academic circles
gptkbp:discusses rationalism
empiricism
gptkbp:examines knowledge production
scientific authority
gptkbp:explores role of experiments
social dynamics in science
gptkbp:focus debate between Robert Boyle and Thomas Hobbes
gptkbp:genre gptkb:non-fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leviathan and the Air-Pump
gptkbp:impact understanding of experimental science
gptkbp:influenced history of science studies
gptkbp:influences scientific method
gptkbp:is_available_in libraries worldwide
gptkbp:is_cited_in numerous scholarly articles
gptkbp:is_considered a seminal work
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:academic_conferences
gptkbp:is_part_of cultural studies
academic discourse
gptkbp:is_referenced_in textbooks on philosophy of science
gptkbp:is_used_in university courses
gptkbp:isbn 978-0691029930
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_feature social construction of scientific knowledge
gptkbp:page_count 288
gptkbp:presents gptkb:historical_narratives
theoretical frameworks
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1985
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Princeton_University_Press
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Scientific_Revolution
gptkbp:subject gptkb:philosophy_of_science
sociology of science
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dr._Simon_Schaffer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8