Sociology of scientific knowledge

The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK), closely related to the sociology of science, considers social influences on science. Practioners include Gaston Bachelard, David Bloor , Michel Callon, Paul Feyerabend, Elihu M. Gerson, Thomas Kuhn, Bruno Latour, John Law, Karl Popper, Susan Leigh Star, Anslem Strauss, Lucy Suchman, etc. whose work inspired the development of the Scientific Community Metaphor of Bill Kornfeld and Carl Hewitt. These thinkers (sociologists, philosophers of science, historians of science, anthropologists and computer scientists) have engaged in controversy concerning the role that social factors play in scientific development relative to rational, empirical, etc. factors.

Related Topics:
Sociology of science - Science - Gaston Bachelard - David Bloor - Michel Callon - Paul Feyerabend - Thomas Kuhn - Bruno Latour - John Law - Karl Popper - Scientific Community Metaphor - Carl Hewitt - Sociologists - Philosophers of science - Historians of science - Anthropologists - Computer scientists - Rational - Empirical

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