Originally published in 1974.

A systematic account of the importance of sociology for the understanding of scientific knowledge. Applying sociological analysis to specific historical case st

How far is scientific knowledge a product of social life? In addressing this question, the major contributors to the sociology of knowledge have agreed that the

The major contributors to the sociology of knowledge have agreed that the conclusions of science depend on social action only in a very limited sense. This view

"The exploration of the social conditions that facilitate or retard the search for scientific knowledge has been the major theme of Robert K. Merton's work for