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Essay Review of The Republic of Science: The Emergence of Popper's Social View of Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

John Wettersten
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Abstract

I. C. Jarvie interprets Popper's philosophy of science as a theory of the institution of science, explains how the social aspect of his theory developed, and suggests that an updated version of Popper's social theory should be used to study both scientific and nonscientific societies today. Although (1) Jarvie's description of the emergence of Popper's theory suffers because he takes no account Popper's research conducted before Logik der Forschung (1994), (2) his portrayal of Popper's framework overlooks important problems, and (3) his program is by no means new, his essay throws light on the relation between Popper's philosophy of science, his social theory, and his social studies of science.

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Essay Review
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 73 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 108 - 121
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