Strong programme in the sociology of scientific knowledge /
The Strong Programme in the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge, developed in the 1960s at the University of Edinburgh, provides sociological explanations for the achievement of the status of knowledge for certain claims at the expense of others. Often referred to simply as the Strong Programme, Socio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Science and technology studies (SAGE).
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Strong Programme in the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge, developed in the 1960s at the University of Edinburgh, provides sociological explanations for the achievement of the status of knowledge for certain claims at the expense of others. Often referred to simply as the Strong Programme, Sociology of Scientific Knowledge (SSK), or the Edinburgh School, it is critical of previous sociologies of science that had avoided discussing scientific knowledge itself and focused on the norms and values of science as a career (see for instance Merton, 1942). Such an approach was antithetical to most of the scholarship within the history and philosophy of science of the time, notably the works of Imre Lakatos, who argued that correct knowledge was self-evident and did not require further explanation. ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781529746624 1529746620 9781526421036 1526421038 |