Scientific Communities, Objectivity and the Transformation of Science
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Bruce K. Kirchoff, Emeritus Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: In this paper I explore some characteristics and consequences of social influences on scientific knowledge. I begin with a consideration of community influences on the practice of science. In these considerations I have been influenced by the work of Barfield (1988), Bloor (1976) and Longino (1990). These ideas lead me to a consideration of the relationship between our perceptions of what we take to be the objective world and the "reality" that underlies these perceptions. I also explore the way communities and individuals become the vehicles for the manifestation of certain views of the world, views that are both culturally relative and true. Finally, I return to science to suggest methods by which we can extend current scientific conceptions and practices.
Scientific Communities, Objectivity and the Transformation of Science
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Research Report Causality Project CP-8, Institute of Noetic Sciences, Sausalito, CA.
- Language: English
- Date: 1996
- Keywords
- social influences, community influences, science