Barrybarnes Relativism View Of Scientific Knowledge

BarryBarnes is one of the main representative of the Edinburgh School,he was opposed to the traditional view of science, from a sociological point of view and shows the relativity of science and scientific knowledge. BarryBames believes that knowledge is group consultation unanimously to accept the belief, this belief is not necessarily correct belief. In various stages of the scientific activities in the scientific knowledge to form and process of scientific evaluation, in every aspect of the social factors inevitably play an important role. BarryBarnes relativism in the processes of science, let us a new perspective to understanding the complexity of science and scientific activities, as well as science and scientific activities and social interaction between Social dimension in an important position on scientific research, and this is the most important contribution of BarryBarnes. He shows us a complex and colorful world of science, analysis of the generation of scientific knowledge to use to evaluate each process, its constraints and impact of the various forces of human society. BarryBarnes, the downside is that too much emphasis on the relativity of scientific knowledge, and ultimately deny the objectivity of knowledge.