Science at a Crossroads: Transgression Versus Objectivity (original) (raw)

2018

Abstract

In this chapter, I first explore the relationship between transgression and objectivity and then study the importance of Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and Atomic force microscope (AFM) for chemical research (nanotechnology) and how these are presented in general chemistry textbooks. In order to understand scientific progress, Roald Hoffmann (2012), Nobel Laureate in chemistry, invokes the idea of “transgression of categorization” and Daston and Galison (2007) refer to it as violating the rules dictated by objectivity. When consulted, Hoffmann confirmed that the two concepts approximate to each other. Furthermore, both understand the transgression of objectivity in the context of Hacking’s (1983) differentiation between “representation” and “intervention.” Nanotechnology is not concerned about errors in our knowledge, nor if we are dealing with real objects but rather with creating and manipulating to construct a new world of atom-sized objects. In this context, it is plausible...

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