Insiders and outsiders in the sociology of science, or how can we foster agnosticism?

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1980

In H. Kuclick (editor) Knowledge and Society, Studies in the Sociology of Culture Past and Present, Vol.3, pp.199-216, Jai Press, 1981.

Abstract

The field of science studies is plagued by the problem of reflexivity; how can we study scientifically the sciences? The paper explores the many ways in which reflexivity is far from being self-contradictory and advocates new literary forms to explore the non-scientific ways of studying science