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This book explores Pierre Bourdieu's philosophy and sociology of science, which, though central to his thought, have been largely neglected in critical examinations of his work. Addressing the resultant confusion that surrounds Bourdieu's sociologized philosophy of science, it expounds his epistemology and sociology of science, situating it within the context of Anglo-American post-positivist philosophy of science and shedding light on the critique of relativist sociology of science that emerges from his field theory. From a detailed critique of Bourdieu's reflexive sociology and his attempt to enhance the uneasy epistemic status of the social sciences, the author draws on the thought of Jrgen Habermas to suggest critical ethnography as a way of going beyond Bourdieu's critical theory. As such, Bourdieu's Philosophy and Sociology of Science will appeal to sociologists, philosophers, and scholars across the social sciences with interests in the work of Bourdieu and the sociology and philosophy of science.

Flawed forensics and overstated claims make scientific evidence tricky at trial.

Cover -- Contents -- Series Note -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART I - Role of Science (Theoretical) -- 1 - The Role of Science in Modern Society -- 2 - Robert Merton's Formulations in Sociology of Science -- PART II - Scientific Community -- 3 - The Emergence of the Indian Scientific Community -- 4 - A Large Community but Few Peers: A Study of the Scientific Community in India -- PART III - Scientific Productivity -- 5 - Scientific Productivity: Sociological Explorations in Indian Academic Science -- 6 - Scientific Goods andT heir Markets -- 7 - Scientific Knowledge in India: From Public Resource to Intellectual Property -- PART IV - Science, Technology and Social Change -- 8 - Science and Social Change: Emergence of a Dual Society in India -- 9 - Is Kerala Becoming a Knowledge Society?-Evidence from the Scientific Community -- 10 - Green RevolutionTechnologies and Dryland Agriculture -- 11 - Traditional Potters and Technological Change in a North Indian Town -- 12 - People's Science: A Perspective from the Voluntary Sector -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Appendix of Sources.

Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: Science, Politics, and Truth -- 1. Exhuming Bourdieu's Sociologized Philosophy of Science -- 2. Bourdieu's Sociological Theory of Scientific Truth: Truth and Struggle -- 3. What Would a Bourdieusian Sociology of Scientific Truth Look Like? Two Case Studies -- PART II: Reflexivity, Objectivation, and Critique -- 4. How Objective Is Bourdieu's Participant Objectivation? -- 5. Cultural Capital and the Social Reproduction of Class: Can There Be a Crucial Experiment? -- 6. Torn between Science and Politics: Why Is Bourdieu's Politics Bound to Fail? -- 7. Is Human Science a Curse or Blessing? Criticism beyond Bourdieu and Habermas -- Index.

The life & work of Soviet historian of science Boris Hessen are reviewed. Known for a paper, "The Social and Economic Roots of Newton's 'Principia'," presented in London, England, in 1931, Hessen disappeared in 1938 in relative disrepute. His work has recently been revived in the USSR, where he is honored as having provided the first dialectical-materialist interpretation of the history of a fundamental scientific theory. The impact of Hessen's paper in GB is explored, from J. D. Bernal through James Conant to Thomas Kuhn, & in the perspective known as externalism. The impact of political events in the USSR on Hessen's approach to science is described. A. Waters