Science as Power : Discourse and Ideology in Modern Society /

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Science has established itself as not merely the dominant but the only legitimate form of human knowledge. By tying its truth claims to methodology, science has claimed independence from the influence of social and historical conditions. Here, Aronowitz asserts that the norms of science are by no me...

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Auteur principal: Aronowitz, Stanley (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1988.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Sociology > Philosophy.
Science > Social aspects.
Science > Philosophy.
Ideology.
Discourse analysis.
SCIENCE > General.
ideology.
Sociologie > Philosophie.
Sciences > Aspect social.
Ideologie.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Science has established itself as not merely the dominant but the only legitimate form of human knowledge. By tying its truth claims to methodology, science has claimed independence from the influence of social and historical conditions. Here, Aronowitz asserts that the norms of science are by no means self-evident and that science is best seen as a socially constructed discourse that legitimates its power by presenting itself as truth.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (400 pages).
ISBN:9780816682775

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