David Bloor

Author of Knowledge and Social Imagery

About the Author

David Bloor is professor emeritus in the Science Studies Unit at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Knowledge and Social Imagery and coauthor of Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

Works by David Bloor

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Knowledge and Social Imagery (1976) 107 copies, 2 reviews

Wittgenstein, Rules and Institutions (1997) 31 copies

Wittgenstein: A Social Theory of Knowledge (1983) 30 copies

The Enigma of the Aerofoil: Rival Theories in Aerodynamics, 1909-1930 (2011) 18 copies

The Cambridge Cockpit and the Paradoxes of Fatigue, 1940–1977 (2025) 2 copies

Knowledge and social imagery 1 copy

Relativism, Rationalism and the Sociology of Knowledge 1 copy

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The sociology of philosophical knowledge (2000) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Knowledge and Social Imagery by David Bloor

A classic work in the field of Science, Technology and Society Studies (STS).

May 18, 20241 other review

Owain 29 reviews

Knowledge and social imagery by David Bloor

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The Strong Programme is a methodology, a scientific process, that seeks to address the question of how sociology of knowledge can be demonstrated scientifically, and subsequently, reveal how all sciences are as dependent on social factors as they are on observable physical subjects and necessary logical abstractions.

Apr 19, 20061 other review