A thorough, sophisticated literature review is the foundation and inspiration for substantial,
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The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is one of the profession's most marginal
specialties, yet its objects of inquiry, its modes of inquiry, and certain of its findings have very …

How does science create knowledge? Epistemic cultures, shaped by affinity, necessity, and
historical coincidence, determine how we know what we know. In this book, Karin Knorr …

Abstract Knowledge is too problematic a concept to make the task of building a dynamic
knowledge‐based theory of the firm easy. We must also distinguish the theory from the …

This book provides a rich and accessible account of genre studies by a world-renowned
applied linguist. The hardback edition discusses today's research world, its various …

In Complexity and Postmodernism, Paul Cilliers explores the idea of complexity in the light
of contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science. Cilliers offers us a unique …

“Empowering and thoroughly researched, this book offers useful contemporary analysis and
possible solutions to one of the greatest threats to democracy.”—Kirkus Reviews Editors' …

Recent attempts to challenge the primacy of reason--and its realization in foundationalist
accounts of knowledge and cognitive formulations of human action--have focused on …

Setting a new agenda for the philosophy of science and for other" science studies"
disciplines, in this book the well-known philosopher Philip Kitcher offers an innovative and …

Knowledge in a Social World offers a philosophy for the information age. Alvin Goldman
explores new frontiers by creating a thoroughgoing social epistemology, moving beyond the …