The Professional Quest for Truth: A Social Theory of Science and Knowledge (Suny Science, Technology, and Society)

Fuchs, Stephan

ISBN 10: 0791409236 / ISBN 13: 9780791409237

Edité par State University of New York Pre, 1992

N° de réf. du vendeur mon0003373925

Synopsis :

This book argues that the power of science as the most respected and authoritative world view is based on its superior material and organizational resources, not on its superior rationality. Fuchs approaches science as a social construct, and utilizing a theory of scientific organizations, he analyzes knowledge production in scientific fields-how they differ in their resources and how these differences affect how science is conducted. The book explains why certain fields produce science and facts, while others engage in hermeneutics and conversation; why certain specialities change through cumulation rather than fragmentation; and why some fields are relativistic while others are positivist in their self-understanding. This general theory of knowledge is applicable not only to science, but to all varieties of professional groups engaged in knowledge production.

À propos de l?auteur: Stephan Fuchs is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire, Durham.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Professional Quest for Truth: A Social ...
Éditeur : State University of New York Pre
Date d'édition : 1992
Reliure : hardcover
Etat : Fine