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Birth
Born June 28, 1942. Bloor is a British sociologist. He is a professor in, and a former director of, the Science Studies Unit at the University of Edinburgh. -
The Strong Programme
In the 70's he and Barry Barnes were major figures of the strong programme. A variety of the sociology of scientific knowledge ( SSK ) which bloor is a representative of. The strong programme proposed that both "true" and "false" scientific theories should be treated the same way. In this way successful scientific knowledge was treated as simply true or rational without empirically investigating how such knowledge had come to be accepted as true or rational. -
University of Edinburgh: Thesis speech 1971
In 1972 he was awarded a PhD by the University of Edinburgh for his thesis ( Speech and the regulation of Behavior ". His thesis presented an examination of a theory about the function of language. The theory, proposed by L.S Vygotsky and elaborated by A.R Luria, is that language, in the form of self-instructions. plays a crucial role in the organization of behavior. This won him recognition in the scientific community. -
Knowlede and Social Imagery by David Bloor
The first edition of this book had profound effects on the students of philosophy, sociology and the history of science when it was published in 1976. Nor was it the first time that a " strong programme " was treated with hostility by philosophers. It was the first time that an unproductive encounter led to a methodologically ripe response from those that went against bloor, an entire line of research was launched to explain science without having to make reference philosophy's cherished norms. -
Actor–network theory ( ANT ) 1980's
Actor–network theory (ANT) is a theoretical and methodological approach to social theory where everything in the social and natural worlds exists in constantly shifting networks of relationships. It posits that nothing exists outside those relationships.David Bloor strongly disagreed with the ANT camp when they argued that human and non-humans should be treated in an equivalent manner, going so far as to write an article entitled "Anti-Latour". Latrour was a french philosopher. -
John Desmond Bernal Prize
Is an award given annually by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) to scholars judged to have made a distinguished contribution to the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS).[1] The award was launched in 1981, with the support of Eugene Garfield.[2] The award is named after the scientist John Desmond Bernal. Bloor was awarded the prize by the Society for Social Studies of Science in 1996 in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the field. -
Present
Scientific Career: Sociology
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