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<p><p>the Exploration Of The Social Conditions That Facilitate Or Retard The Search For Scientific Knowledge Has Been The Major Theme Of Robert K. Merton's Work For Forty Years. This Collection Of Papers [is] A Fascinating Overview Of This Sustained Inquiry. . . . There Are Very Few Other Books In Sociology . . . With Such Meticulous Scholarship, Or So Elegant A Style. This Collection Of Papers Is, And Is Likely To Remain For A Long Time, One Of The Most Important Books In Sociology.&#8212;joseph Ben-david, <i>new York Times Book Review</i> <p>the Novelty Of The Approach, The Erudition And Elegance, And The Unusual Breadth Of Vision Make This Volume One Of The Most Important Contributions To Sociology In General And To The Sociology Of Science In Particular. . . . Merton's Sociology Of Science Is A Magisterial Summary Of The Field.&#8212;yehuda Elkana, <i>american Journal Of Sociology</i> <p>merton's Work Provides A Rich Feast For Any Scientist Concerned For A Genuine Understanding Of His Own Professional Self. And Merton's Industry, Integrity, And Humility Are Permanent Witnesses To That Ethos Which He Has Done So Much To Define And Support.&#8212;j. R. Ravetz, <i>american Scienti

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Author

Robert K. Merton, Norman W. Storer (ed.)

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

1979

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226520926

Category

science

Subjects

Social Science, Science, Sociology

Rating

4 / 5 (26 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14