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| Autor/in | Hosman, Lawrence A. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Science as a Rhetorical Enterprise. |
| Quelle | (1977), (17 Seiten)
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| Beigaben | Tabellen |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Tagungsbericht; Communication (Thought Transfer); Discourse Analysis; Rhetoric; Rhetorical Criticism; Scientific Attitudes; Scientific Enterprise; Scientific Research; Scientists; Theories |
| Abstract | The belief that science attempts to objectively depict reality is based on a positivist philosophy which is currently considered a discredited theory. This essay advances the argument that science can be considered a rhetorical enterprise; that is, that scientists attempt to influence one another's beliefs concerning the acceptability of theories and research findings. The role of rhetoric in science, scientific discourse and its adaptation to rhetorical situations, and the scientific community's reliance on critical discourse are analyzed. The conceptualization of scientific communication in terms of rhetorical theory can delineate the differences between "hard" sciences (physics, astronomy, etc.) and "soft sciences" (psychology, sociology, etc.), provide a basis from which scientific discourse may be evaluated, and, finally, remove some of the mystique which surrounds scientific activity. (KS) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2004/1/01 |
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