Representing and Intervening
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Representing and Intervening is a highly influential 1983 book by philosopher Ian Hacking that examines the roles of scientific theories and experimental practices in shaping our understanding of reality.
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| Representing and Intervening canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Representing and Intervening Context triple: [Ian Hacking, notableWork, Representing and Intervening]
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A.
Working Papers in the Theory of Action
Working Papers in the Theory of Action is a collection of essays by sociologist Talcott Parsons that further develops his influential structural–functional theory of social action.
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B.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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C.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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D.
The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
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E.
The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Representing and Intervening Target entity description: Representing and Intervening is a highly influential 1983 book by philosopher Ian Hacking that examines the roles of scientific theories and experimental practices in shaping our understanding of reality.
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A.
Working Papers in the Theory of Action
Working Papers in the Theory of Action is a collection of essays by sociologist Talcott Parsons that further develops his influential structural–functional theory of social action.
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B.
The Logic of Practice
The Logic of Practice is a major sociological work by Pierre Bourdieu that develops his influential theories of habitus, field, and symbolic power to explain how social practices are structured and reproduced.
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C.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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D.
The Philosophy of the Act
The Philosophy of the Act is a posthumously published collection of George Herbert Mead’s writings that develops his pragmatist and social behaviorist account of action, experience, and the emergence of mind.
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E.
The Uses of Argument
The Uses of Argument is a foundational work in informal logic and argumentation theory in which Stephen Toulmin introduces his influential model for analyzing practical reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophy of science book ⓘ |
| academicAudience |
historians of science
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philosophers of science ⓘ scientists interested in methodology ⓘ |
| addresses |
construction of scientific phenomena in the laboratory
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realism vs anti-realism in science ⓘ relationship between theory and experiment ⓘ role of instruments in scientific knowledge ⓘ |
| author | Ian Hacking ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| field |
history of science
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| genre |
history of science
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
STS (science and technology studies)
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science studies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Intervening
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Representing ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of purely representational accounts of science
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realist view of experimental entities ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
highly influential in philosophy of science
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widely cited in science studies literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on experimental realism
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debates on scientific realism ⓘ philosophy of experiment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
experimental practice
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intervention in science ⓘ representation in science ⓘ scientific experimentation ⓘ scientific realism ⓘ scientific theories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of theory-dominated views of science
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emphasis on the autonomy of experimental practice ⓘ integration of historical case studies in philosophy of science ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| proposesConcept | experimental realism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
19th century science
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20th century science ⓘ |
| usedAs | university textbook ⓘ |
| usedIn |
history and philosophy of science programs
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philosophy of science courses ⓘ |
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