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S. Barry Barnes
S. Barry Barnes (born 27 March 1943) was Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter. Barnes worked at the 'Science Studies Unit' at the University of Edinburgh with David Bloor from the 1970s through the early 1990s, where they developed the strong programme in the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge. He moved to the sociology department in Exeter in 1992. Barnes is known for his naturalistic approach to science, a view elaborated in his book ''Scientific Knowledge and Sociological Theory'' (1974). He advocated a post- Kuhnian approach to scientific knowledge, and suggested that philosophers, historians and other researchers study scientific practice in a variety of fields as cultural traditions whose development could be given causal explanations. In this view conceptual change in normal science is a process unfolding through expert debate and negotiation. This latter perspective was developed in ''T. S. Kuhn and Social Science'' (1982). Main works * ''Scientific Knowl ...
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Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociology was coined in the late 18th century to describe the scientific study of society. Regarded as a part of both the social sciences and humanities, sociology uses various methods of Empirical research, empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order and social change. Sociological subject matter ranges from Microsociology, micro-level analyses of individual interaction and agency (sociology), agency to Macrosociology, macro-level analyses of social systems and social structure. Applied sociological research may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, whereas Theory, theoretical approaches may focus on the understanding of social processes and phenomenology (sociology), phenomenologic ...
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John Henry (historian)
John Henry most commonly refers to: *John Henry (folklore) John Henry may also refer to: People Artists and entertainers *John Henry (actor) (1738–1794), Irish and early American actor *Seán Ó hEinirí (1915–1998), known in English as John Henry, Irish storyteller and known monolingual speaker of the Irish language * Don Marion Davis (1917–2020), American former child actor known as John Henry Jr. * John Raymond Henry (1943–2022), American sculptor *John Henry (born c. 1972), American vocalist in the band Darkest Hour *Jon Henri, a pseudonym used by American cartoonist Joe Simon Politicians *John Henry (Maryland politician) (1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland * John Vernon Henry (1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller * John Flournoy Henry (1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky * John Franklin Henry, Mississippi state representative from 1884 to 1885 * John Henry (representative) (1800–1882), U.S. representative f ...
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Academics Of The University Of Edinburgh
Academic means of or related to an academy, an institution learning. Academic or academics may also refer to: * Academic staff, or faculty, teachers or research staff * school of philosophers associated with the Platonic Academy in ancient Greece * The Academic, Irish indie rock band * "Academic", song by New Order from the 2015 album ''Music Complete'' Other uses *Academia (other) *Academy (other) *Faculty (other) *Scholar A scholar is a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher at a university. An academic usually holds an advanced degree or a termina ...
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British Sociologists
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial ...
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Sociologists Of Science
This list of sociologists includes people who have made notable contributions to sociological theory or to research in one or more areas of sociology. A * Peter Abell, British sociologist * Andrew Abbott, American sociologist * Margaret Abraham, Indian-American sociologist * Mark Abrams (1906–1994), British sociologist, political scientist and pollster * Janet Abu-Lughod (1928–2013), American sociologist * Jane Addams (1860–1935), American social worker, sociologist, public philosopher and reformer * Theodor Adorno (1903–1969), German philosopher and cultural sociologist * Richard Alba (1942–2025), American sociologist * Francesco Alberoni, Italian sociologist * Martin Albrow, British sociologist * Jeffrey C. Alexander, American sociologist * David Altheide, American sociologist * Louis Althusser, French philosopher and sociologist * Edwin Amenta, American sociologist * Nancy Ammerman, American sociologist * Elijah Anderson, American sociologist * Eric ...
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Living People
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Sociological Review
''The Sociological Review'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of sociology, including anthropology, criminology, philosophy, education, gender, medicine, and organization. The journal is published by SAGE Publishing; before 2017 it was published by Wiley-Blackwell. It is one of the three "main sociology journals in Britain", along with the ''British Journal of Sociology'' and ''Sociology'', and the oldest British sociology journal. The journal also publishes a monograph series that presents scholarly articles on issues of general sociological interest, and a themed monthly magazine that "present timely insights grounded in sociological thinking and ..writing for a broad readership". History Established in 1908 as a successor of the '' Papers of the Sociological Society'', its founder and first editor-in-chief was Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse.Stefan Collini, ''Liberalism and Sociology: L. T. Hobhouse and Political Argument in England 1880–1914'', Ca ...
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Philosophy Of The Social Sciences (journal)
''Philosophy of the Social Sciences'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers philosophy of social science. Its editor-in-chief is Ian C. Jarvie (York University). The journal was established in 1971 and is currently published by SAGE Publications. Abstracting and indexing ''Philosophy of the Social Sciences'' is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2017 impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journa ... of 0.559, ranking it 40th out of 51 journals in the category "Ethics". See also * List of ethics journals References External links * {{Official website, http://www.sagepub.com/journals/Journal200913/title SAGE Publishing academic journals English ...
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Polity (publisher)
Polity is an academic publisher in the social sciences and humanities. It was established in 1984 in Cambridge by Anthony Giddens, David Held and John Thompson at the University of Cambridge. Giddens later reported: "We didn't have any publishing experience or money". Polity remains a private limited company, with the sociologist John Thompson at Jesus College, Cambridge listed as director. Giddens resigned as director in 2008, and Held died in 2019. Assets were audited at over £4m in 2022. The company now has offices in Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom, and New York City and Boston in the United States. The company specializes in the areas of sociology, politics, philosophy, history, media, political economy Political or comparative economy is a branch of political science and economics studying economic systems (e.g. Marketplace, markets and national economies) and their governance by political systems (e.g. law, institutions, and government). Wi ... and ...
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University Of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. Its predecessor institutions, St Luke's College, Exeter School of Science, Exeter School of Art, and the Camborne School of Mines were established in 1838, 1855, 1863, and 1888 respectively. These institutions later formed the University of Exeter after receiving its royal charter in 1955. In Post-nominal letters, post-nominals, the University of Exeter is abbreviated as ''Exon.'' (from the Latin ''Exoniensis''), and is the suffix given to Honorary Degree, honorary and Academic degree, academic degrees from the university. The university has four campuses: Streatham Campus, Streatham and St. Luke's Campus, St Luke's (both of which are in Exeter); and Truro and Penryn Campus, Penryn (both of which are in Cornwall). The university is primarily located in the city of Exeter, where it is the principal higher education institution. Streatham is the largest campus c ...
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Steven Shapin
Steven Shapin ( ) (born 1943) is an American historian and sociologist of science. He is Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Harvard University. Early life and education Steven Shapin (born 1943 in New York) was educated at Central High School (Philadelphia) and at Reed College (Portland, Oregon), where he studied biology. He did graduate work in genetics at the University of Wisconsin before taking his Ph.D. in the history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. Employment After a postdoctoral year at Keele University (England), Shapin was, from 1972 to 1989, Lecturer (later Reader) at the Science Studies Unit, University of Edinburgh. From 1989 to 2003, he was Professor of Sociology and a member of the Science Studies Program at the University of California, San Diego, and, from 2003 to 2014, he was Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University, retiring as Emeritus Professor in 2014. He also held brief ...
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Kuhnian
Thomas Samuel Kuhn (; July 18, 1922 – June 17, 1996) was an American historian and philosopher of science whose 1962 book ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'' was influential in both academic and popular circles, introducing the term ''paradigm shift'', which has since become an English-language idiom. Kuhn made several claims concerning the progress of scientific knowledge: that scientific fields undergo periodic "paradigm shifts" rather than solely progressing in a linear and continuous way, and that these paradigm shifts open up new approaches to understanding what scientists would never have considered valid before; and that the notion of scientific truth, at any given moment, cannot be established solely by objective criteria but is defined by a consensus of a scientific community. Competing paradigms are frequently incommensurable; that is, there is no one-to-one correspondence of assumptions and terms. Thus, our comprehension of science can never rely whol ...
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