Fleck and the social constitution of scientific objectivity

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 272-285

  Fagan, Melinda B ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

History and philosophy of medicine; Ludwik Fleck; Objectivity; Social construction; Social epistemology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; POLAND; SCIENCE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; POLAND; SCIENCE;

EID: 71749105875     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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