Entstehung und Entwicklung einer wissenschaftlichen Tatsache

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*Entstehung und Entwicklung einer wissenschaftlichen Tatsache* is Ludwik Fleck’s seminal 1935 work in the sociology and philosophy of science, in which he introduces the concepts of “thought collectives” and “thought styles” to explain how scientific facts are socially constructed and historically developed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
philosophy of science work
sociology of science work
academicDiscipline epistemology
history of medicine
author Ludwik Fleck NERFINISHED
caseStudy history of syphilis research
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
EnglishEditionPublisher University of Chicago Press NERFINISHED
EnglishEditionTitle Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact NERFINISHED
EnglishEditionTranslator Fred Bradley NERFINISHED
Thaddeus J. Trenn NERFINISHED
EnglishEditionYear 1979
genre non-fiction
hasEnglishEdition Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact NERFINISHED
hasForm monograph
impact considered a classic in science studies
helped establish the social constructivist view of science
influenced The Structure of Scientific Revolutions NERFINISHED
Thomas S. Kuhn NERFINISHED
constructivist epistemology
sociology of scientific knowledge tradition
introducesConcept Denkkollektiv NERFINISHED
Denkstil
thought collective
thought style
keyConcept active and passive elements of thought
circulation of ideas within a thought collective
esoteric and exoteric circles of a thought collective
language German
mainTopic history of science
philosophy of science
sociology of scientific knowledge
methodologicalApproach historical case study
sociological analysis of science
originalTitle Entstehung und Entwicklung einer wissenschaftlichen Tatsache
publicationYear 1935
publisher Benno Schwabe & Co. NERFINISHED
structure historical case studies and theoretical chapters
subtitle Einführung in die Lehre vom Denkstil und Denkkollektiv NERFINISHED
theoreticalClaim perception and cognition are shaped by thought styles
scientific facts are socially constructed
scientific facts develop historically within thought collectives
timePeriodDiscussed early 20th century medicine
late 19th century medicine

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Ludwik Fleck originalTitleOfWork Entstehung und Entwicklung einer wissenschaftlichen Tatsache