The first edition of this book profoundly challenged and divided students of philosophy, sociology, and the history of science when it was published in 1976. In this second edition, Bloor responds in a substantial new Afterword to the heated debates engendered by his book. "Bloor's book came out as a broadside that announced a new approach to the history and philosophy of scien...(展开全部)

The first edition of this book profoundly challenged and divided students of philosophy, sociology, and the history of science when it was published in 1976. In this second edition, Bloor responds in a substantial new Afterword to the heated debates engendered by his book. "Bloor's book came out as a broadside that announced a new approach to the history and philosophy of scien...(展开全部)

大卫•布鲁尔（David Bloor，1942－－），英国当代著名社会学家、科学知识社会学（SSK）的创始人之一和最主要的理论代表，其主要著述有《知识和社会意象》（1976，1991）、《维特根斯坦：一种关于知识的社会理论》（1983）、 《维特根斯坦：规则和制度》（1997）等。

In this completely revised edition of one of the foundational texts of network sociology, Harrison White refines and enlarges his groundbreaking theory of how social structure and culture emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of social life. Incorporating new contributions from a group of young sociologists and many fascinating and novel case studies, "Identity and Control" is ...(展开全部)

This popular and accessible introduction to phonetics is now available in a fully updated second edition. Peter Ladefoged describes how languages use a variety of different sounds, many of them quite unlike any that occur in well-known languages. Important topics covered in Vowels and Consonants include: * The main forces operating on the sounds of languages * The acoustic c...(展开全部)

This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades. * As pertinent today as it was when it was first published in 1983. * Argues that nationalism is a product of industrialization. * The new edition includes references to...(展开全部)

What is Knowledge? Where does it come from? Can we know anything at all? This lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology including recent developments such as virtue epistemology and contextualism. Duncan Pritchard discusses traditional issues and cont...(展开全部)

Preface A Theory Is Explanation 3 1 Explanation in the Social Sciences / George C. Homans 9 B Motives and Mechanisms 15 2 Types of Social Action / Max Weber 22 C The Problem of Social Order 27 3 The Moral Basis of a Backward Society / Edward C. Banfield 33 D Meaning 44 4 The Production of Consciousness / Karl Marx 49 5 The Origin of Beliefs / Emile Durkheim 52 6 Genesis and Dev...(展开全部)

Burgeoning advances in brain science are opening up new perspectives on how we acquire knowledge. Indeed, it is now possible to explore consciousness - the very centre of human concern - by scientific means. In this illuminating book, Dr. Gerald M. Edelman offers a new theory of knowledge based on striking scientific findings about how the brain works. And he addresses the rela...(展开全部)