Determinants and Controls of Scientific Development
This book constitutes the outcome of an international conference held at the Otto-Mobes-Volkswirtschaftsschule, Graz-Stifting( Austria), from June 16 to 22, 1974. The conference was initiated by a project group working on determinants and controls of social science development at the In stitute for...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1975, 1975
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1975 |
| Series: | Theory and Decision Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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