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Gained PhD
Bloor gained his PhD from the University of Edinburgh. His thesis was titled "Speech and the Regulation of Behaviour". It presented an examination of the function of language in society, especially when having to do with self-instruction's role in the organization of behavior in people.
Bloor, D. C. (1972, January 01). Speech and the regulation of behaviour. Retrieved March 30, 2021, from https://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/22721 -
Published "Knowledge and Social Imagery"
This book presents three variations on the theme of sociology of knowledge. The first is the "Strong Programme". The second is an analysis ala Durkheim of resistance to this sociology of scientific knowledge. The final is a sociological look into mathematical knowledge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C10Q0mEbhUI
Carrier, J. G., & Bloor, D. (1977). Knowledge and Social Imagery. The British Journal of Sociology, 28(3), 407-408. doi:10.2307/590007 -
Awarded Prize for Contributions to Social Studies
In 1996, Bloor was awarded the John Desmond Bernal Prize by the Society for Social Studies of Science for his contributions to the field of sociology, especially for his work "Science and the Social Order".
Earlier bernal prize winners. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2021, from https://www.4sonline.org/prize/earlier-bernal-prize-winners/ -
Published Anti-Latour
Bloor was so vehemently against Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory that he published an article arguing with Latour's idea that humans and non-humans should be treated the same. He wrote, "Bruno Latour is a vehement critic of the sociology of knowledge in general, and the Strong Program in particular."
Bloor, D. (1999). Anti-Latour. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 30(1), 81-112. doi:10.1016/s0039-3681(98)00038-7
