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The Problem Of The Reflexive Is Researched On The Sociology Of Scientific Knowledge

Posted on:2013-10-13Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J ZhaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2230330395966557Subject:Philosophy of science and technology
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This paper is based on the topic of the reflexive problem in the sociologyof scientific knowledge, constructing the paper. from the perspective of thesociology of scientific knowledge, the background of the reflexivity principleputting forward, formation of reflexive problem, the impact of the reflexiveproblem in the Sociology of scientific knowledge and the future of theSociology of scientific knowledge, are be discussed in this paper.The principle of reflexivity putted forward since twentieth Century60,70times, has shown its importance in sociology, sociology of scientificknowledge, anthropology and so on. The unique perspective of Reflexivity toeach discipline has brought a new power and angle of view; meantime thereflexivity in the various subject widely spread, existing misnomer,improperly applying word’ meaning, improper translation, underlying causeof the reflexivity, misunderstanding its connotation; and if these problems cannot be solved reasonably, it will affect people on reflexive principleunderstanding and proper use. The principle of "Reflexivity" has resulted in adilemma–the problem of "reflexive" in the sociology of scientific knowledge;how to solve and whether to adhere to the original point of view to theproblem such questions, the sociology of scientific knowledge should providea systematic interpretation of reflexive questions. And the system of thereflexive problem also helps us to understand why the sociology of scientificknowledge to the sociological finitism and other questions.The full text is divided into three parts:The first part, elaborates "reflexive" principle in the background. This partmainly discusses the strong program presenting the historical background, theconnotation of reflexivity, formation origin of the reflexive problem and theconnotation of the reflexive problem.In mid twentieth Century, the spirit of rationalism and modernism wassubjected to strong criticism, scholars began to reflect on the nature of science and scientific knowledge, and before the sociology of scientific knowledgegenerated, people on inherent of knowledge is in a "black box". In suchbackground, the sociology of scientific knowledge school gives scientificknowledge a lawful, reasonable discipline status, and began to criticize thephilosophy of science, thus put forward the "strong program"."Reflexivity"principle is putted forward by the important representative figure ofEdinburgh school Breuer and Barnes, which expressed as the pattern to beable to apply to the sociological oneself. Reflexive principle was criticized byscholars from beginning, and formed a reflexive problem, so the following ofparts discusses the reflexive problem causes and its connotation and content.The second part, elaborates the positional question of reflexive problem inthe sociology of scientific knowledge. So this part discusses the acceptance ofthe reflexive problem and Reflexivity plays a role of two effects in sociologyof scientific knowledge.The third part, discusses the future development of science and sociologyof knowledge. On the basis of the interpretation of the reflexive problem, thispart expounds resolutions of the reflexive problem and strategy, and then tothe future of imagination of the sociology of scientific knowledge.Through a comb of the reflexive problem, it will helps people to bettergrasp and understand what kind of position and what kind of developmentroad will occupy by the Sociology of scientific knowledge in the knowledgesystems.
Keywords/Search Tags:the reflexivity principle, the reflexive problem, StrongPrograms, Mannheim Paradox, the sociology of scientific knowledge
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