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— Sep 10, 2025 12:21PM
:This is the paradox [at the heart of modern science]: the more a body of knowledge is understood to be objective and disinterested, the more valuable it is as a tool in moral and political action.
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— Sep 06, 2025 07:01AM
[I]f we want ultimately to understand the appeal of mechanical metaphors in the new scientific practices—and the consequent rejection of the distinction between nature and art—we shall ultimately have to understand the power relations of an early modern European society. . .
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Sep 07, 2025 11:33AM
Looks great. I like Shapin’s writing and insights about science and the enterprise of building scientific knowledge. I still distinctly remember Shapin’s discussion of “the witness” and “witnessing” in The Leviathan and the Air Pump, which has been pretty influential for me on how I look at writing.
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