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The theory that science is not a pure reflection of reality but a construction—built by communities, shaped by interests, developed through history, contingent rather than necessary. Scientific Constructions argues that scientific facts are not simply discovered but produced, that scientific methods are not timeless but historical, that scientific knowledge bears the marks of its makers. This doesn't mean science is false; it means science is human—fallible, situated, shaped by the conditions of its production. The Theory of Scientific Constructions explains why science changes, why different cultures develop different sciences, why scientific knowledge is always provisional. Science is constructed, not revealed—and constructed things can be improved.
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