Scientific Knowledge Production Methods and Their Evolution

Author: Li Zhengfeng
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book systematically examines the production methods of scientific knowledge and its historical evolution from multiple perspectives, including philosophy of science, sociology of science, history of science, and science policy. It explicitly proposes the scientific view of "practical constructivism," analyzes the connotation and dynamic structure of scientific knowledge production methods, as well as the driving mechanisms and developmental stages of their evolution. It specifically investigates the characteristics and evolutionary processes of scientific knowledge production methods at different stages, studies the internal mechanisms of the institutionalization and professionalization of science, explores the new relationships between contemporary science and government, enterprises, and universities, reveals the driving forces and overall trends of changes in contemporary scientific knowledge production methods, and examines the transformations in the contemporary scientific community and its behavioral norms. This book serves as a reference for scholars in the fields of philosophy of science and related disciplines, as well as a teaching resource for master's and doctoral students in relevant academic programs.