Abstract
The paper expresses a theoretical point of view on the attributes that make of science a matter of sociological interest. The main theses of Robert Merton, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn, and some exponents of the ‘strong program’ of sociology of science are reviewed by discussing their conceptions about the principles of scientific validation. The objective is to show that despite their differences, sometimes radical, they agree to dismiss strictly logical criteria and turn their eyes towards the processes of inter-subjective communication that take place within the scientific communities.
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SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE, PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION, PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.
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