Cultural Boundaries of Science: Credibility on the Line [2 ed.] 0226292614, 9780226292618

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The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 1999 by The University of Chicago All rights reserved. Published 1999 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 54321 ISBN (cloth): 0-226-29261-4 ISBN (paper): 0-226-29262-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gieryn, Thomas F. Cultural boundaries of science : credibihty on the Hne / Thomas F. Gieryn. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-226-29261-4 (cloth).—ISBN 0-226-29262-2 (paper) 1. Science—Social aspects. 2. Science—Philosophy. 3. Science—Crosscultural studies. 1. Title. Q175.5.G54 1999 303.48'3—dc21 98-20394 CIP © The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992.

Contents

Preface / vii Introduction: Contesting Credibility Cartographically / 1

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John T)'’ndairs Double Boundary-Work: Seience, Religion, and Mechanics in Victorian England / 37

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The U.S. Congress Demarcates Natural Science and Social Science (Twice) / 65

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May the Best Science Win: Competition for the Chair of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh, 1836 / 215

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The (Cold) Fusion of Science, Mass Media, and Pohtics / 183

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Hybridizing Credibihties: Albert and Gabrielle Howard Compost Organic Waste, Science, and the Rest of Society / 233

Epilogue: Home to Roost: “Science Wars” as Boundary-Work / Bibliography of Secondary Works / Index

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