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PIRSA:05110019

Sociology of scientific knowledge: The case of gravitational waves

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Collins, H. (2005). Sociology of scientific knowledge: The case of gravitational waves. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/05110019

Harry Collins Cardiff University

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Abstract

Richard Feynman is said to have said that philosophy of science is of no more use to scientists than ornithology is to birds. I will describe how a sociologist looks at the search for gravitational waves. Is it ornithology to birds?