ISBN:
0934223211
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XII, 270 S.
DDC:
306.4/5
Schlagwort(e):
Natuurwetenschappen
;
Objectiviteit
;
Objectivité
;
Sciences - Aspect social
;
Wetenschapssociologie
;
Gesellschaft
;
Naturwissenschaft
;
Objectivity
;
Science Social aspects
;
Wissenschaftssoziologie
;
Wissenschaftssoziologie
Kurzfassung:
This book covers some of the major contributions Sal Restivo has made to the sociology of science over the past twenty years. His work has been guided by three agendas: to develop a sociological theory of science and scientific knowledge; to use the sociology of science as a vehicle for developing a sociology of objectivity; and to explore the relationships between science, objectivity, and human values
Kurzfassung:
He has tried - in his career and, specifically, in this volume - to understand science without accepting the culture of science uncritically
Kurzfassung:
In his introduction, Restivo provides a view of the sociology of science from his perspective as a working sociologist of science. He sketches the sociology of science landscape and provides some preliminary indications of why a critical sociology of science is needed. Then, showing the influence of classical social theorists such as Marx, Durkheim, and Nietzsche, and later theorists such as G. H. Mead and C. W
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