Historiography of science Historiography of science A Short History of Nearly Everything (ISBN 0767908171) is a general science book by Bill Bryson, which explains some areas of science in ordinary language. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Short History of Nearly Everything"
Exemplar, in the sense developed by philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn, is a well known usage of a scientific theory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exemplar"
The historiography of science is the historical study of the history of science (which often overlaps the history of technology, the history of medicine, and the history of mathematics). It is generally found in an academic context as part of the discipline of the history of science and technology (HST), history and philosophy of science (HPS), science studies, and other allied disciplines. The historiography of science is a meta-level analysis of the history of science itself — whereas the history of science is concerned with scientific events, the historiography of science is concerned with the descriptions of scientific events over time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Historiography of science"
The history of ideas is a field of research in history and in related fields dealing with the expression, preservation, and change of human ideas over time. Scholars often consider the history of ideas a sister discipline to, or a particular approach within, intellectual history. Work in the history of ideas usually involves close research in the history of philosophy and the history of literature. Recently some colleges and universities, such as Pitzer College and the University of Washington have begun to offer undergraduate degrees in this field. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of ideas"
The History of Science Society (HSS) is the primary professional society for the academic study of the history of science, founded in 1924 by George Sarton. They have over 3,000 members worldwide, and publish the quarterly journal Isis as well as the yearly Osiris, and have a well-attended yearly conference. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Science Society"
Isis is an academic journal published by the University of Chicago devoted to the history of science, history of medicine, and the history of technology, as well as their cultural influences, featuring both original research articles as well as extensive book reviews and review essays. It was founded in 1912 by George Sarton and is the official publication of the History of Science Society, the primary professional society for the discipline of the history of science and technology. It is the oldest English-language journal devoted to the subject, and is published quarterly. It also publishes a "Current Bibliography" annually which is a compilation of many short book reviews for the field. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isis (journal)"
A paradigm shift is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his famous 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to describe ...more on Wikipedia about "Paradigm shift" www.shortopedia.com never sleeps.
Science studies is an interdisciplinary research area that seeks to situate scientific expertise in its broader social, historical, and philosophical context. It is concerned with the history of scientific disciplines, the interrelationships between science and society, and the covert purposes that underlie scientific knowledge claims. At the same time that it is critical of science, it holds out the possibility of broader public participation in science policy issues. ...more on Wikipedia about "Science studies"
The Science wars were a series of intellectual battles in several of the academic humanities in the 1990s between " postmodernists" and " Realists" (neither "camp" would likely use the terms to describe themselves) about the nature of scientific theories. In brief, the "postmodernists" questioned the objectivity of science and encompass a huge variety of critiques on scientific knowledge and method within the discipline of science studies. The "Realists" countered that there is such a thing as objective scientific knowledge and accused the "postmodernists" of having a poor understanding of the subject they were critiqueing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Science wars"
The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK), closely related to the sociology of science, considers social influences on science. Practitioners include Gaston Bachelard, David Bloor, Paul Feyerabend, Elihu M. Gerson, Thomas Kuhn, Karl Popper, Susan Leigh Star, Anslem Strauss, Lucy Suchman, Harry Collins and others. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sociology of scientific knowledge"
The strong programme is a variety of the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) particularly associated with David Bloor, Barry Barnes, Harry Collins, Donald MacKenzie, and John Henry. The strong programme's influence on Science and Technology Studies is credited as being unparalleled ( Latour 1999). The largely Edinburgh based school of thought has illustrated how the existence of a scientific community, bound together by allegiance to a shared paradigm, is a pre-requisite for normal scientific activity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Strong programme"
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions ( Thomas Kuhn, 1962) is an analysis of the history of science. Its publication was a landmark event in the sociology of knowledge, and popularized the terms paradigm and paradigm shift. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"
*The clay tablets of Mesopotamia show the scale of the commentary or the information: the argument and logic of a discovery would be limited to what fit on the tablet. From late 4th millennium onwards. ...more on Wikipedia about "Theories and sociology of the history of science"
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