Science as power : discourse and ideology in modern society / Stanley Aronowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aronowitz, Stanley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis.

Ideology.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Science--Social aspects.

Sociology--Philosophy.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Science has established itself as not merely the dominant but the only legitimate form of human knowledge. By tying its truth claims to methodology, science has claimed independence from the influence of social and hisorical conditions. Here, Aronowitz asserts that the norms of science are by no means self-evident and that science is best seen as a socially constructed discourse that legitimates its power by presenting itself as truth.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part I; 1. Science and Technology as Hegemony; 2. Marx 1: Science as Social Relations; 3. Marx 2: The Scientific Theory of Society; Part II; 4. Engels and the Return to Epistemology; 5. The Frankfurt School: Science and Technology as Ideology; 6. Habermas: The Retreat from the Critique; 7. Marxism as a Positive Science; 8. Soviet Science: The Scientific and Technological Revolution; Part III; 9. The Breakup of Certainty: History and Philosophy of Modern Physics; 10. The Science of Sociology and the Sociology of Science

11. Scientisrn or Critical Science: The Debates in Biology12. Toward a New Social Theory of Science; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8277-1

OCLC:

236342892