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  1. Real science: what it is, and what it means.John M. Ziman - 2000 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
    Scientists and 'anti-scientists' alike need a more realistic image of science. The traditional mode of research, academic science, is not just a 'method': it is a distinctive culture, whose members win esteem and employment by making public their findings. Fierce competition for credibility is strictly regulated by established practices such as peer review. Highly specialized international communities of independent experts form spontaneously and generate the type of knowledge we call 'scientific' - systematic, theoretical, empirically-tested, quantitative, and so on. Ziman shows (...)
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    Reliable knowledge: an exploration of the grounds for belief in science.John M. Ziman - 1978 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
    Why believe in the findings of science? John Ziman argues that scientific knowledge is not uniformly reliable, but rather like a map representing a country we cannot visit. He shows how science has many elements, including alongside its experiments and formulae the language and logic, patterns and preconceptions, facts and fantasies used to illustrate and express its findings. These elements are variously combined by scientists in their explanations of the material world as it lies outside our everyday experience. John Ziman’s (...)
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    The force of knowledge: the scientific dimension of society.John M. Ziman - 1976 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
    In this 1976 volume, Professor Ziman paints a broad picture of science, and of its relations to the world in general. He sets the scene by the historical development of scientific research as a profession, the growth of scientific technologies out of the useful arts, the sources of invention and technical innovation, and the advent of Big Science. He then discusses the economics of research and development, the connections between science and war, the nature of science policy and the moral (...)
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    An Introduction to Science Studies: The Philosophical and Social Aspects of Science and Technology.John M. Ziman - 1987 - Cambridge University Press.
    The purpose of this book is to give a coherent account of the different perspectives on science and technology that are normally studied under various disciplinary heads such as philosophy of science, sociology of science and science policy. It is intended for students embarking on courses in these subjects and assumes no special knowledge of any science. It is written in a direct and simple style, and technical language is introduced very sparingly. As various perspectives are sketched out in this (...)
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    Knowing Everything about Nothing: Specialization and Change in Research Careers.John M. Ziman - 1987 - Cambridge University Press.
    In this book John Ziman seeks the answers to crucial questions facing scientists who need to change the direction of their careers.
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    Puzzles, problems, and enigmas: occasional pieces on the human aspects of science.John M. Ziman - 1981 - New York: Cambridge University Press.
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    The Evolution of Cultural Entities.Michael Wheeler, John M. Ziman & Margaret A. Boden (eds.) - 2002 - Oxford: Oxford University Press.
    Ever since Darwin, scholars have noted that cultural entities such as languages, laws and theories seem to evolve through variation, selection and replication. These essays consider whether this comparison is just a metaphor.
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    Science in Civil Society.John M. Ziman - 2007 - Imprint Academic.
    These days, science is everywhere. It pervades our whole society. Sometimes it is just a clutter of commonplace frivolities, like new fashion fabrics. Sometimes it miraculously preserves our life, like penicillin. Sometimes, like climate change, it looms over us as a portent of doom: sometimes it promises a way of escape from such a fate. Sometimes, like a nuclear warhead, it enshrouds us in political terror: sometimes, like a verification technology, it offers an antidote to such evils. How should we (...)
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    The International Scientific Community.John M. Ziman - 1977 - Minerva 15 (1):83-93.