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The Social Function Of Science
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Author : J. D. Bernal
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Release Date : 1967-02-15
The Social Function Of Science written by J. D. Bernal and has been published by MIT Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967-02-15 with Science categories.
J. D. Bernal's important and ambitious work, "The Social Function of Science," was first published in January 1939. As the subtitle -"What Science Does," "What Science Could Do" - suggests it is in two parts. Both have eight chapters. Part 1: "What Science Does": Introductory, Historical, The Existing Organization of Scientific Research in Britain, Science in Education, The Efficiency of Scientific Research, The Application of Science, Science and War and International Science. Part 11: "What Science Could Do": The Training of the Scientist, The Reorganization of Research, Scientific Communication, The Finance of Science, The Strategy of Scientific Advance; Science in the Service of Man, Science and Social Transformation and The Social Function of Science. To quote Bernal's biographer, Andrew Brown, 'The Social Function of Science . . . was Bernal's attempt to ensure that science would no longer be just a protected area of intellectual inquiry, but would have as an inherent function the improvement of life for mankind everywhere. It was a groundbreaking treatise both in exploring the scope of science and technology in fashioning public policy, with Bernal arguing that science is the chief agent of change in society, and in devising policies that would optimize the way science was organized. The sense of impending war clearly emerges. Bernal deplored the application of scientific discoveries in making war ever more destructive, while acknowledging that the majority of scientific and technical breakthroughs have their origins in military exigencies, both because of the willingness to spend money and the premium placed on novelty during wartime.' Anticipating by two decades the schism C. P. Snow termed 'The Two Cultures', Bernal remarked that 'highly developed science stands almost isolated from a traditional literary culture.' He found that wrong. Again, quoting Andrew Brown, 'to him, science was a creative endeavour that still depended on inspiration and talent, just as much as in painting, writing or composing.' The importance of this book was such that twenty-five years after its publication, a collection of essays, "The Science of Science," was published, in part in celebration, but also to explore many of the themes Bernal had first developed.
The Social Function Of Science
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Author : John Desmond Bernal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
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The Social Function Of Science
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Author : John D. Bernal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
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J D Bernal
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Author : Brenda Swann
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 1999
J D Bernal written by Brenda Swann and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An eminent molecular physicist and path-breaking crystallographer, an eloquent and prescient writer on the social implications of science, an early foe of pseudo-scientific racism and an indefatigable campaigner for peace and civil rights: as a scientist and a Communist intellectual, J.D. Bernal was caught up in many of the dramas of the twentieth century. As Eric Hobsbawm describes here, Bernal played a major role in the dynamic 'red science' movement of the 1930s, whose ideas on links between science and society are only now being accorded their full significance. Bernal's The Social Function of Science remains a classic analysis of the way in which wider social relations may determine the boundaries of both scientific understanding and practice. Impressed by Bernal's relentless questioning of received ideas, Mountbatten recruited him to the brilliant scientific team of his 'Department of Wild Talents' during World War Two, to help in planning the Normandy landings. After the war, Bernal strove to combine running the Department of Physics at Birkbeck College, London, with travelling and campaigning through six continents against the nuclear threat of the Cold War. In a field notorious for its mysoginism, Bernal's laboratories at Birkbeck were a haven for many of the leading women scientists of the day, among them Rosalind Franklin and the Nobel Laureate Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin. And, as James Watson has acknowledged, Bernal's X-ray photographs of molecular structures formed a vital piece of evidence on the path leading to the discovery of DNA. In this wide-ranging collection of essays, different facets of Bernal's life and work are recounted and assessed by Eric Hobsbawm, Hilary and Steven Rose, Ivor Montagu, Ritchie Calder, Francis Aprahamian, Brenda Swann, Roy Johnston, Chris Freeman and Peter Mason
The Social Role Of The Man Of Knowledge
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Author : Florian Znaniecki
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-02-13
The Social Role Of The Man Of Knowledge written by Florian Znaniecki and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-13 with Business & Economics categories.
In this seminal contribution to the sociology of knowledge, first published in 1940, Florian Znaniecki develops a typology of the variety of specific social roles that scholars have played, and investigates the normative patterns that govern their behavior. A central tool for the investigation of these problems is the notion of “social circle”, the audience to which intellectuals address themselves. Znaniecki shows that thinkers do not speak to the total society but address selected segments and markets. Specific social circles bestow recognition, provide material or psychic support, and help shape the self-image of the thinker.
On Social Structure And Science
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Author : Robert K. Merton
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1996-09-15
On Social Structure And Science written by Robert K. Merton and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09-15 with Philosophy categories.
Robert K. Merton is unarguably one of the most influential sociologists of his time. A figure whose wide-ranging theoretical and methodological contributions have become fundamental to the field, Merton is best known for introducing such concepts and procedures as unanticipated consequences, self-fulfilling prophecies, focused group interviews, middle-range theory, opportunity structure, and analytic paradigms. This definitive compilation encompasses the breadth and brilliance of his works, from the earliest to the most recent. Merton's foundational writings on social structure and process, on the sociology of science and knowledge, and on the discipline and trajectory of sociology itself are all powerfully represented, as are his autobiographical insights in a fascinating coda. Anchored by Piotr Sztompka's contextualizing introduction, Merton's vast oeuvre emerges as a dynamic and profoundly coherent system of thought, a constant source of vitality and renewal for present and future sociology.
Social Functions In Philosophy
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Author : Rebekka Hufendiek
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-03-09
Social Functions In Philosophy written by Rebekka Hufendiek and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-09 with Philosophy categories.
Social functions and functional explanations play a prominent role not only in our everyday reasoning but also in classical as well as contemporary social theory and empirical social research. This volume explores metaphysical, normative, and methodological perspectives on social functions and functional explanations in the social sciences. It aims to push the philosophical debate on social functions forward along new investigative lines by including up-to-date discussions of the metaphysics of social functions, questions concerning the nature of functional explanations within the social domain, and various applications of functionalist theorising. As such, this is one of the first collections to exclusively address a variety of philosophical questions concerning the nature and relevance of social functions.
The Social Impact Of Science A Select Bibnliography With A Section On Atomic Power Subcommittee On War Mobilization Pursuant To S Res 107 And S Res 146 August 1945
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
The Social Impact Of Science A Select Bibnliography With A Section On Atomic Power Subcommittee On War Mobilization Pursuant To S Res 107 And S Res 146 August 1945 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with categories.
The Blackwell Guide To The Philosophy Of The Social Sciences
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Author : Stephen P. Turner
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2003-01-27
The Blackwell Guide To The Philosophy Of The Social Sciences written by Stephen P. Turner and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-27 with Philosophy categories.
The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences collects newly commissioned essays that examine fundamental issues in the social sciences.
The Sage Handbook Of The Philosophy Of Social Sciences
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Author : Ian C Jarvie
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2011-02-17
The Sage Handbook Of The Philosophy Of Social Sciences written by Ian C Jarvie and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-17 with Social Science categories.
- what is the relationship between the social sciences and the natural sciences? - where do today′s dominant approaches to doing social science come from? - what are the main fissures and debates in contemporary social scientific thought? - how are we to make sense of seemingly contrasting approaches to how social scientists find out about the world and justify their claims to have knowledge of it? In this exciting handbook, Ian Jarvie and Jesús Zamora-Bonilla have put together a wide-ranging and authoritative overview of the main philosophical currents and traditions at work in the social sciences today. Starting with the history of social scientific thought, this handbook sets out to explore that core fundamentals of social science practice, from issues of ontology and epistemology to issues of practical method. Along the way it investigates such notions as paradigm, empiricism, postmodernism, naturalism, language, agency, power, culture, and causality. Bringing together in one volume leading authorities in the field from around the world, this book will be a must-have for any serious scholar or student of the social sciences.