The Sociology Of Science

Author : Robert K. Merton
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226520926

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"The exploration of the social conditions that facilitate or retard the search for scientific knowledge has been the major theme of Robert K. Merton's work for forty years. This collection of papers [is] a fascinating overview of this sustained inquiry. . . . There are very few other books in sociology . . . with such meticulous scholarship, or so elegant a style. This collection of papers is, and is likely to remain for a long time, one of the most important books in sociology."—Joseph Ben-David, New York Times Book Review "The novelty of the approach, the erudition and elegance, and the unusual breadth of vision make this volume one of the most important contributions to sociology in general and to the sociology of science in particular. . . . Merton's Sociology of Science is a magisterial summary of the field."—Yehuda Elkana, American Journal of Sociology "Merton's work provides a rich feast for any scientist concerned for a genuine understanding of his own professional self. And Merton's industry, integrity, and humility are permanent witnesses to that ethos which he has done so much to define and support."—J. R. Ravetz, American Scientist "The essays not only exhibit a diverse and penetrating analysis and a deal of historical and contemporary examples, with concrete numerical data, but also make genuinely good reading because of the wit, the liveliness and the rich learning with which Merton writes."—Philip Morrison, Scientific American "Merton's impact on sociology as a whole has been large, and his impact on the sociology of science has been so momentous that the title of the book is apt, because Merton's writings represent modern sociology of science more than any other single writer."—Richard McClintock, Contemporary Sociology

Author : Jeff Kochan
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781783744138

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Science as Social Existence by Jeff Kochan Pdf

In this bold and original study, Jeff Kochan constructively combines the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) with Martin Heidegger’s early existential conception of science. Kochan shows convincingly that these apparently quite different approaches to science are, in fact, largely compatible, even mutually reinforcing. By combining Heidegger with SSK, Kochan argues, we can explicate, elaborate, and empirically ground Heidegger’s philosophy of science in a way that makes it more accessible and useful for social scientists and historians of science. Likewise, incorporating Heideggerian phenomenology into SSK renders SKK a more robust and attractive methodology for use by scholars in the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Kochan’s ground-breaking reinterpretation of Heidegger also enables STS scholars to sustain a principled analytical focus on scientific subjectivity, without running afoul of the orthodox subject-object distinction they often reject. Science as Social Existence is the first book of its kind, unfurling its argument through a range of topics relevant to contemporary STS research. These include the epistemology and metaphysics of scientific practice, as well as the methods of explanation appropriate to social scientific and historical studies of science. Science as Social Existence puts concentrated emphasis on the compatibility of Heidegger’s existential conception of science with the historical sociology of scientific knowledge, pursuing this combination at both macro- and micro-historical levels. Beautifully written and accessible, Science as Social Existence puts new and powerful tools into the hands of sociologists and historians of science, cultural theorists of science, Heidegger scholars, and pluralist philosophers of science.

Author : Craig Calhoun
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780231151122

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Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

Author : Michael Mulkay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317651178

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Science and the Sociology of Knowledge (RLE Social Theory) by Michael Mulkay Pdf

How far is scientific knowledge a product of social life? In addressing this question, the major contributors to the sociology of knowledge have agreed that the conclusions of science are dependent on social action only in a very special and limited sense. In Science and the Sociology of Knowledge Michael Mulkay's first aim is to identify the philosophical assumptions which have led to this view of science as special; and to present a systematic critique of the standard philosophical account of science, showing that there are no valid epistemological grounds for excluding scientific knowledge from the scope of sociological analysis. The rest of the book is devoted to developing a preliminary interpretation of the social creation of scientific knowledge. The processes of knowledge-creation are delineated through a close examination of recent case studies of scientific developments. Dr Mulkay argues that knowledge is produced by means of negotiation, the outcome of which depends on the participants' use of social as well as technical resources. The analysis also shows how cultural resources are taken over from the broader social milieu and incorporated into the body of certified knowledge; and how, in the political context of society at large, scientists' technical as well as social claims are conditioned and affected by their social position.

Author : Robert King Merton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Science
ISBN : 0809309254

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Author : Michael Mulkay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 033509404X

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Sociology of Science by Michael Mulkay Pdf

Author : Dominique Vinck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1849807191

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The Sociology of Scientific Work by Dominique Vinck Pdf

'This work is a magisterial introduction to the sociology of science. With science being imbricated in the very tissue of our political lives – with climate change, energy policy, biodiversity conservation and so forth – it is increasingly important that the rich lessons of the field of science studies be brought to a wider readership. This book achieves that goal with great style: it is both highly accessible and rigorously researched.' – Geoffrey C. Bowker, Santa Clara University, US More than ever before, science and technology play a significant role in modern society as evidenced by the development of nanotechnologies and the controversies surrounding GMOs and climate change. This book comprehensively explores the flourishing field of science and technology studies and examines its creation, development and interaction with contemporary society. Dominique Vinck examines the various relationships between science and society including the emergence of sciences, the dynamics of innovation and technical democracy. He also investigates the principal social mechanisms of science and technology such as institutions, organizations, exchanges between researchers and the construction of scientific knowledge, expertise and innovation. The book provides a thorough overview of the field and reviews the major theoretical and methodological approaches as well as the current state of research on a range of topics. This original book will strongly appeal to students and researchers in the social sciences including economics, the management of innovation, political science and the sociology of science. All those interested in the debate on the role of science and technology in society will also find this book to be of great interest.

Author : Joseph Agassi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401164566

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Science and Society by Joseph Agassi Pdf

"If a science has to be supported by fraudulent means, let it perish. " With these words of Kepler, Agassi plunges into the actual troubles and glories of science (321). The SOciology of science is no foreign intruder upon scientific knowledge in these essays, for we see clearly how Agassi transforms the tired internalistJexternalist debate about the causal influences in the history of science. The social character of the entire intertwined epistemological and practical natures of the sciences is intrinsic to science and itself split: the internal sociology within science, the external sociology of the social setting without. Agassi sees these social matters in the small as well as the large: from the details of scientific communication, changing publishing as he thinks to 'on-demand' centralism with less waste (Ch. 12), to the colossal tension of romanticism and rationality in the sweep of historical cultures. Agassi is a moral and political philosopher of science, defending, dis turbing, comprehending, criticizing. For him, science in a society requires confrontation, again and again, with issues of autonomy vs. legitimation as the central problem of democracy. And furthermore, devotion to science, pace Popper, Polanyi, and Weber, carries preoccupational dangers: Popper's elitist rooting out of 'pseudo-science', Weber's hard-working obsessive . com mitment to science. See Agassi's Weberian gloss on the social psychology of science in his provocative 'picture of the scientist as maniac' (437).

Author : Warren Schmaus
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226742520

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Durkheim's Philosophy of Science and the Sociology of Knowledge by Warren Schmaus Pdf

This text demonstrates the link between philosophy of science and scientific practice. Durkheim's sociology is examined as more than a collection of general observations about society, since the constructed theory of the meanings and causes of social life is incorporated.

Author : Michel Callon,Arie Rip,John Law
Publisher : Springer
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1986-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349074082

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Mapping the Dynamics of Science and Technology by Michel Callon,Arie Rip,John Law Pdf

This book is a collection of works regarding the interactions of science, technology, and society.

Author : Scott Frickel,Kelly Moore
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780299213336

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The New Political Sociology of Science by Scott Frickel,Kelly Moore Pdf

In the twenty-first century, the production and use of scientific knowledge is more regulated, commercialized, and participatory than at any other time. The stakes in understanding those changes are high for scientist and nonscientist alike: they challenge traditional ideas of intellectual work and property and have the potential to remake legal and professional boundaries and transform the practice of research. A critical examination of the structures of power and inequality these changes hinge upon, this book explores the implications for human health, democratic society, and the environment.

Author : Kevin Dew
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780857453396

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The Cult and Science of Public Health by Kevin Dew Pdf

In contemporary manifestations of public health rituals and events, people are being increasingly united around what they hold in common--their material being and humanity. As a cult of humanity, public health provides a moral force in society that replaces 'traditional' religions in times of great diversity or heterogeneity of peoples, activities and desires. This is in contrast to public health's foundation in science, particularly the science of epidemiology. The rigid rules of 'scientific evidence' used to determine the cause of illness and disease can work against the most vulnerable in society by putting sectors of the population, such as underrepresented workers, at a disadvantage. This study focuses on this tension between traditional science and the changing vision articulated within public health (and across many disciplines) that calls for a collective response to uncontrolled capitalism and unremitting globalization, and to the way in which health inequalities and their association with social inequalities provides a political rhetoric that calls for a new redistributive social programme. Drawing on decades of research, the author argues that public health is both a cult and a science of contemporary society.

Author : Richard Schantz,Markus Seidel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110325904

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The Problem of Relativism in the Sociology of (Scientific) Knowledge by Richard Schantz,Markus Seidel Pdf

This volume comprises original articles by leading authors – from philosophy as well as sociology – in the debate around relativism in the sociology of (scientific) knowledge. Its aim has been to bring together several threads from the relevant disciplines and to cover the discussion from historical and systematic points of view. Among the contributors are Maria Baghramian, Barry Barnes, Martin Endreß, Hubert Knoblauch, Richard Schantz and Harvey Siegel.

Author : Bruno Latour
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : 0674792912

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Science in Action by Bruno Latour Pdf

From weaker to stronger rhetoric : literature - Laboratories - From weak points to strongholds : machines - Insiders out - From short to longer networks : tribunals of reason - Centres of calculation.

Author : Håkan Hydén
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000533101

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Sociology of Law as the Science of Norms by Håkan Hydén Pdf

This book proposes the study of norms as a method of explaining human choice and behaviour by introducing a new scientific perspective. The science of norms may here be broadly understood as a social science which includes elements from both the behavioural and legal sciences. It is given that a science of norms is not normative in the sense of prescribing what is right or wrong in various situations. Compared with legal science, sociology of law has an interest in the operational side of legal rules and regulation. This book develops a synthesizing social science approach to better understand societal development in the wake of the increasingly significant digital technology. The underlying idea is that norms as expectations today are not primarily related to social expectations emanating from human interactions but come from systems that mankind has created for fulfilling its needs. Today the economy, via the market, and technology via digitization, generate stronger and more frequent expectations than the social system. By expanding the sociological understanding of norms, the book makes comparisons between different parts of society possible and creates a more holistic understanding of contemporary society. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers in the areas of sociology of law, legal theory, philosophy of law, sociology and social psychology.