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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"sociology of scientific knowledge"”.
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Politics in Hobbes' mechanics: a case study in the sociology of scientific knowledge
A case study in the sociology of scientific knowledge is presented involving an examination of the development of Thomas Hobbes' mechanics in light of Hobbes' political views and the political context. Hobbes provides a good subject for research in the sociology of scientific knowledge for at least …
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A Critical Analysis of the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge: Problems of Knowledge-Legitimation (Strong Programme, Rational Reconstruction, Relativism, Symmetry Thesis)
Recent debates in the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) literature center on (i) the alleged distinction between the (sociological) context of inquiry and the (epistemological) context of justification, (ii) the relativist--rationalist controversy regarding questions of cognitive warrant, …
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Science as practice: a methodological critique and case study
… this thesis, I attempt to develop the rudiments of a ’practice’ conception of scientific knowledge and activities as the basis for a suitable methodology for Science and Technology Studies. In order to do this, I examine the methodologies proposed by two sociologists who can be very broadly …
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Scientific discourse, sociological theory, and the structure of rhetoric
… rhetorical, analytical, and critical efficacy of reflexivity and sociological theory as means for reconciling the normative and descriptive functions of the rhetoric of science. In attempting to define a separate research domain within Science Studies, rhetoric of science has borrowed Strong …
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Boundary -work in United States psychology: A study of three interdisciplinary programs
… "boundary-work" as a means to control the influx of these various practices. Boundary-work connotes activities that promote scientists' epistemic authority in society. Boundary-work also serves to demarcate a science's particular collection of knowledge from other collections. Through their …
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Merlin, the Brain, and the Market: Intelligent Machines and Global Order in Public Debates in Britain 1945-50
… empire in its final epoch. A crucial aspect of several schemes for reconstruction and the establishment of global order concerned the place of science—an ostensibly global knowledge form—in the social order. Historians have tended to draw on a relatively narrow range of interlocutors to …
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Exploring Educational Initiatives in Nanotechnology Networks
Nanotechnology has captured the attention of governments and corporations around the globe. It has become the subject and context for numerous conferences, media articles, websites and scientific research papers. Nano enthusiasts and government officials claim that it is an area that promises new …
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Authority and the production of knowledge in archaeology
This thesis examines the role of authority in the production of archaeological knowledge. It examines how fluid ideas and observations formed in the field become authoritative, factual, solid archaeological products, like scientific texts, reconstructions or museum displays. It asks, what makes a …
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When better worlds collide: historical essays on the politics of international development and social science
This thesis is on politics, but of a very particular type. Tied to our very perceptions of existence and ways of life, it stems from deeper differences and entanglements. Exacerbated by post-Cold War globalisation, said politics is explored here in the contexts of international development. …