Does science work best in a democracy? Were 'Soviet' or 'Nazi' science fundamentally different from science in the USA? These questions have been passionately debated in the recent past. Particular developments in science took place under particular political regimes, but they m…
Does science work best in a democracy? Were 'Soviet' or 'Nazi' science fundamentally different from science in the USA? These questions have been passionately debated in the recent past. Particular developments in science took place under particular political regimes, but they m…
Does science work best in a democracy? Were 'Soviet' or 'Nazi' science fundamentally different from science in the USA? These questions have been passionately debated in the recent past. Particular developments in science took place under particular political regimes, but they m…
The first edition of this book profoundly challenged and divided students of philosophy, sociology, and the history of science when it was published in 1976. In this second edition, Bloor responds in a substantial new Afterword to the heated debates engendered by his book.
The first edition of this book profoundly challenged and divided students of philosophy, sociology, and the history of science when it was published in 1976. In this second edition, Bloor responds in a substantial new Afterword to the heated debates engendered by his book.
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With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-clear academic boundaries, scholars are turning to subjects far outside their traditional disciplines and areas of expertise. In Higher Superstition scientists Paul Gross and Norman Levitt raise serious questions …
Groeiende taal door wetenschap, K-5: strategieën die werken Bevorderen van levenslang leren van leerkrachten ingebed in effectieve onderwijspraktijken en de wetenschapsnormen Wetenschap is een natuurlijke motivator en een academische motor voor het gebruik van taal, maar het is …
By the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment had become the largest in the world, but very little of its history was known in the West. What has been needed for many years in order to fill that gap in our knowledge is a history of Russian and Soviet science written for the e…
Written by leading historians and philosophers of science, these essays examine the range of subjects, people and goals involved in changing the character of scientific analysis over the last several decades and highlights the alternatives that new fields offer to the re-orderin…
Written by leading historians and philosophers of science, these essays examine the range of subjects, people and goals involved in changing the character of scientific analysis over the last several decades and highlights the alternatives that new fields offer to the re-orderin…
"The history of science in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting fields currently being developed. This substantial and authoritative volume, demonstrates both incisive and well researched writing and the formidable accomplishments of science itself. The reader will …
With over forty chapters, written by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume represents the best work in America, Europe and Asia. Geographical diversity of the authors is reflected in the different perspectives devoted to the subject, and all major disciplinary developments…
