In the 1980s, philosophical, historical and social studies of science underwent a change which later evolved into a turn to practice. This book offers a unique and diverse range of perspectives on the meanings, methods, lessons, and challenges associated with the practice turn.

Introduction Léna Soler, Sjoerd Zwart, Michael Lynch, and Vincent Israël-Jost 1. Some Notions of Action Jean-Michel Salanskis; Commentary Jean-Luc Gangloff and Catherine Allamel-Raffin 2. Epistemic Activities and Systems of Practice: Units of Analysis in Philosophy of Science After the Practice Turn HasokChang; Commentary Léna Soler andRégis Catinaud 3. From Normative to Descriptive and Back: Science and Technology Studies and the Practice Turn Michael Lynch; Commentary Vincent Israel-Jost andKatherina Kinzel 4. Chemistry's Periodic Law: Rethinking Representation and Explanation after the Turn to Practice Andrea I. Woody; Commentary Régis Catinaud and Frédéric Wieber 5. Epistemic Dependence in Contemporary Science: Practices and Malpractices Hanne Andersen; Commentary Cyrille Imbert 6. Values in Engineering: From Object-worlds to Socio-technical Systems Louis Bucciarelli; Commentary Sjoerd D. Zwart 7. The Impact of the Philosophy of Mathematical Practice on the Philosophy of Mathematics Jean-Paul van Bendegem; Commentary Caroline Jullien and Léna Soler 8. Observing Mathematical Practices as a Key to Mining our Sources and Conducting Conceptual History. Division in Ancient China as a Case Study Karine Chemla; Commentary Amirouche Moktefi, Mélissa Arneton, Catherine Allamel-Raffin 9. Scientific Practice and the Scientific Image Joseph Rouse; Commentary Emiliano Trizio