The rhetorical construction of science: Demarcation as rhetorical practice
Since the rise of science, scholars have struggled to identify the unique and essential characteristics which demarcate science from other intellectual activities. This dissertation develops a view of demarcation as a practical matter which is rhetorically negotiated by scientists in ongoing scientific activity. The rhetorical demarcation of science is a discursive accomplishment of the everyday productive and evaluative activities of scientists.
Philosophy, Speech Communication, History of Science
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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