Narratives and Comparisons : Adversaries or Allies in Understanding Science? /

As a powerful tool in the production of knowledge, comparing plays a crucial part in the sciences and the humanities. This volume explores the relationship between comparing and narrating in epistemic practices and clarifies the ways in which narratives enable or impede practices of comparing. It ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Britta, Hochkirchen (Contributor), Carrier, Martin (Editor), Carsten, Reinhardt (Contributor), Christine, Peters (Contributor), Hans-Jörg, Rheinberger (Contributor), Joris Corin, Heyder (Contributor), M., Norton Wise (Contributor), Martin, Carrier (Contributor), Mertens, Rebecca (Editor), Oliver, Hochadel (Contributor), Rebecca, Mertens (Contributor), Reinhardt, Carsten (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : Bielefeld University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Science > Philosophy. Knowledge, Theory of. Discourse analysis, Narrative. Théorie de la connaissance. Discours narratif. epistemology. HISTORY > Social History. HISTORY / Social History Bielefeld University Press. Explanation. History of Art. History of Science. Literary Studies. Narrative. Philosophy of Science. Science. Sociology of Science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
Does Narrative Matter?
Historical Narrative versus Comparative Description?
On the Narrative Order of Experimentation
The Flower People of Shanidar
Narrating and Comparing in the Organization of Research Projects
Seeing, Comparing, Narrating
Narrating Art History
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