Is ‘Representation’ a Folk Term? Some Thoughts on a Theme in Science Studies

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Philosophy of the Social Sciences Pub Date : 2022-03-30 DOI:10.1177/00483931211072470

M. Hammersley

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Abstract

An influential strand within Science and Technology Studies (STS) rejects the idea that science produces representations referring to objects or processes that exist independently of it. This radical ‘turn’ has been framed as ‘constructionist’, ‘nominalist’, and more recently as ‘ontological’. Its central argument is that science constructs or enacts rather than represents. Since most practitioners of science believe that it involves representation, an implication of the radical turn must be that ‘representation’ is a folk concept; perhaps even a myth or an ideology. This paper explores this anti-representationalism and its implications for the relationship between STS and mainstream social science, in part through drawing parallels with ethnomethodology. 1

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“代表”是一个民间术语吗?关于科学研究主题的几点思考

科学和技术研究(STS)中一个有影响力的派别反对这样一种观点，即科学产生的表征指的是独立于它存在的对象或过程。这种激进的“转向”被定义为“建构主义”、“唯名主义”，以及最近的“本体论”。它的中心论点是科学构建或制定而不是代表。由于大多数科学实践者认为它涉及表征，激进转向的一个含义必须是，“表征”是一个民间概念;甚至可能是神话或意识形态。本文探讨了这种反表征主义及其对STS与主流社会科学之间关系的影响，部分通过与民族方法学的相似之处。1

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