This book chapter from the 1995 Handbook of Science and Technology Studies, co-authored by Helen Verran and David Turnbull, explores the concept of 'knowledge systems' through several examples, including builders of Gothic cathedrals, Amer-Indian cultures (Inca and Anasazi), and Micronesian and Yolngu Aboriginal Australian cultures.
Source
Watson-Verran H and Turnbull D (1995) Science and Other Indigenous Knowledge Systems. In: Jasanoff S, Markle G.E, Petersen J.C., and Pinch, T (Eds.) The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: SAGE Publications.
Helen Verran and David Turnbull, "Science and Other Indigenous Knowledge Systems", contributed by Benjamin Nicoll, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 15 August 2018, accessed 31 December 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/science-and-other-indigenous-knowledge-systems
Critical Commentary
This book chapter from the 1995 Handbook of Science and Technology Studies, co-authored by Helen Verran and David Turnbull, explores the concept of 'knowledge systems' through several examples, including builders of Gothic cathedrals, Amer-Indian cultures (Inca and Anasazi), and Micronesian and Yolngu Aboriginal Australian cultures.