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The Resource Michael Polanyi and his generation : origins of the social construction of science, Mary Jo Nye
Michael Polanyi and his generation : origins of the social construction of science, Mary Jo Nye
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- Summary
- In Michael Polanyi and His Generation, Mary Jo Nye investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This turn involved seeing science as a socially based enterprise that does not rely on empiricism and reason alone but on social communities, behavioral norms, and personal commitments. Nye argues that the roots of the social turn are to be found in the scientific culture and political events of Europe in the 1930s, when scientific intellectuals struggled to defend the universal status of scientific knowledge and to justify public support for science in an era of economic catastrophe, Stalinism and Fascism, and increased demands for applications of science to industry and social welfare. At the center of this struggle was Polanyi, who Nye contends was one of the first advocates of this new conception of science. Nye reconstructs Polanyi's scientific and political milieus in Budapest, Berlin, and Manchester from the 1910s to the 1950s and explains how he and other natural scientists and social scientists of his generation--including J. D. Bernal, Ludwik Fleck, Karl Mannheim, and Robert K. Merton--and the next, such as Thomas Kuhn, forged a politically charged philosophy of science, one that newly emphasized the social construction of science
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 405 pages
- Contents
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- Scientific culture in Europe and the refugee generation
- Germany and Weimar Berlin as the City of Science
- Origins of a social perspective: doing physical chemistry in Weimar Berlin
- Chemical dynamics and social dynamics in Berlin and Manchester
- Liberalism and the economic foundations of the "Republic of Science"
- Scientific freedom and the social functions of science
- Political foundations of the philosophies of science of Popper, Kuhn, and Polanyi
- Personal knowledge: argument, audiences, and sociological engagement
- Epilogue: SSK, scientific constructivism, and the paradoxical legacy of Polanyi and the 1930s generation
- Isbn
- 9780226610634
- Label
- Michael Polanyi and his generation : origins of the social construction of science
- Title
- Michael Polanyi and his generation
- Title remainder
- origins of the social construction of science
- Statement of responsibility
- Mary Jo Nye
- Subject
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- Freundschaft
- Geistesleben
- Jewish scientists -- Germany -- Intellectual life
- Jewish scientists -- Hungary -- Intellectual life
- Juden
- Judiska vetenskapsmän -- intellektuellt liv -- Tyskland -- 1900-talet
- Judiska vetenskapsmän -- intellektuellt liv -- Ungern -- 1900-talet
- Kultur
- Philosophie
- Polanyi, Michael
- Polanyi, Michael
- Deutschland
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- Friends and associates
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- Influence
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- influenser
- Science -- Philosophy | History -- 20th century
- Science -- Social aspects
- Ungarn
- Vetenskapsteori -- historia -- 1900-talet
- Wissenschaft
- Wissenschaftler
- Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In Michael Polanyi and His Generation, Mary Jo Nye investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This turn involved seeing science as a socially based enterprise that does not rely on empiricism and reason alone but on social communities, behavioral norms, and personal commitments. Nye argues that the roots of the social turn are to be found in the scientific culture and political events of Europe in the 1930s, when scientific intellectuals struggled to defend the universal status of scientific knowledge and to justify public support for science in an era of economic catastrophe, Stalinism and Fascism, and increased demands for applications of science to industry and social welfare. At the center of this struggle was Polanyi, who Nye contends was one of the first advocates of this new conception of science. Nye reconstructs Polanyi's scientific and political milieus in Budapest, Berlin, and Manchester from the 1910s to the 1950s and explains how he and other natural scientists and social scientists of his generation--including J. D. Bernal, Ludwik Fleck, Karl Mannheim, and Robert K. Merton--and the next, such as Thomas Kuhn, forged a politically charged philosophy of science, one that newly emphasized the social construction of science
- Cataloging source
- ICU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nye, Mary Jo
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- B945.P584
- LC item number
- N94 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Polanyi, Michael
- Polanyi, Michael
- Polanyi, Michael
- Polanyi, Michael
- Polanyi, Michael
- Polanyi, Michael
- Jewish scientists
- Jewish scientists
- Science
- Science
- Wissenschaftler
- Geistesleben
- Philosophie
- Wissenschaft
- Kultur
- Freundschaft
- Judiska vetenskapsmän
- Judiska vetenskapsmän
- Vetenskapsteori
- Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Juden
- Ungarn
- Deutschland
- Label
- Michael Polanyi and his generation : origins of the social construction of science, Mary Jo Nye
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Scientific culture in Europe and the refugee generation -- Germany and Weimar Berlin as the City of Science -- Origins of a social perspective: doing physical chemistry in Weimar Berlin -- Chemical dynamics and social dynamics in Berlin and Manchester -- Liberalism and the economic foundations of the "Republic of Science" -- Scientific freedom and the social functions of science -- Political foundations of the philosophies of science of Popper, Kuhn, and Polanyi -- Personal knowledge: argument, audiences, and sociological engagement -- Epilogue: SSK, scientific constructivism, and the paradoxical legacy of Polanyi and the 1930s generation
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 405 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226610634
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011003356
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)700468494
- (OCoLC)ocn700468494
- Label
- Michael Polanyi and his generation : origins of the social construction of science, Mary Jo Nye
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Scientific culture in Europe and the refugee generation -- Germany and Weimar Berlin as the City of Science -- Origins of a social perspective: doing physical chemistry in Weimar Berlin -- Chemical dynamics and social dynamics in Berlin and Manchester -- Liberalism and the economic foundations of the "Republic of Science" -- Scientific freedom and the social functions of science -- Political foundations of the philosophies of science of Popper, Kuhn, and Polanyi -- Personal knowledge: argument, audiences, and sociological engagement -- Epilogue: SSK, scientific constructivism, and the paradoxical legacy of Polanyi and the 1930s generation
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 405 pages
- Isbn
- 9780226610634
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2011003356
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)700468494
- (OCoLC)ocn700468494
Subject
- Freundschaft
- Geistesleben
- Jewish scientists -- Germany -- Intellectual life
- Jewish scientists -- Hungary -- Intellectual life
- Juden
- Judiska vetenskapsmän -- intellektuellt liv -- Tyskland -- 1900-talet
- Judiska vetenskapsmän -- intellektuellt liv -- Ungern -- 1900-talet
- Kultur
- Philosophie
- Polanyi, Michael
- Polanyi, Michael
- Deutschland
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- Friends and associates
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- Influence
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976 -- influenser
- Science -- Philosophy | History -- 20th century
- Science -- Social aspects
- Ungarn
- Vetenskapsteori -- historia -- 1900-talet
- Wissenschaft
- Wissenschaftler
- Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Polanyi, Michael, 1891-1976
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