Rethinking Scientific Specialization.  

Oleh:

Wray, K. Brad

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Studies of Science vol. 35 no. 1 (Feb. 2005), page 151.
Topik: conceptual change; Kuhn; scientific change; scientific specialization; specialties
Fulltext: 151.pdf (223.46KB)

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My aim in this paper is to re-examine specialization in science. I argue that we need to acknowledge the role that conceptual changes can play in the creation of new specialties. Whereas earlier sociological accounts focus on social and instrumental changes as the cause of the creation of new specialties, I argue that conceptual changes play an important role in the creation of some scientific specialties. Specifically, I argue that conceptual developments played an important role in the creation of both endocrinology and virology.

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