Determinants and Controls of Scientific Development
[Book]
edited by Karin D. Knorr, Hermann Strasser, Hans Georg Zilian.
Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1975
(480 pages).
Theory and Decision Library, An International Series in the Philosophy and Methodology of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 10.
Section A / After the Kuhnian Revolution: New Trends in Metascience --; Prescriptive Theory and the Social Sciences --; Components of Scientific Activities, Their Characteristics and Institutionalisation in Specialties and Research Areas: A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of Scientific Developments --; On the Possibility of Objectivity and Moral Determinants in Scientific Change --; The Moral Limits of Scientific Research: An Evolutionary Approach --; Preserving Science: Virtuosity as Virtue --; Section B / Cognition and Communication in Science Development --; A Sociological Theory of Scientific Revolution --; The Social Function of Cognitive Structures: A Concept of the Scientific Community Within a Theory of Action --; The Nature of Scientific Consensus and the Case of the Social Sciences --; Images of the World and Societal Icons --; Section C / Societal Components in Scientific Development --; Measurable Aspects of the Concept of Scientific Career --; Scientists from Rich and Poor Countries --; The Autonomy of Science in Totalitarian Societies: The Case of Nazi Germany --; Philanthropic Foundations and the Production of Knowledge --; A Case Study --; Comment on David E. Morrison's Paper on Philanthropic Foundations and the Production of Knowledge --; A Case Study --; The Social Determinants of Reproduction Science and Technology --; Social Technologists and Social Emancipists: Factors in the Development of Sociology --; Index of Names --; Index of Subjects.
Social sciences -- Methodology.
Social sciences.
edited by Karin D. Knorr, Hermann Strasser, Hans Georg Zilian.