The concept of Scientific community for Robert King Merton and Thomas Samuel Kuhn its implications to the scientific and technological education.

Authors

  • Lucas Alexandre Debatin Maurici Educação Científica e Tecnológica – PPGECT (UFSC)
  • Ademir Dietrich Secretaria de Educação de Santa Catarina. Escola de Eucação Báscia Professor João Boos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rir.v15i2.58920

Abstract

This article aims to relate the concepts of "scientific community" that has central role Robert King Merton’s and Thomas Kuhn’s jobs, and make some contributions to the overcoming of naive conceptions about scientific and technological activity in Scientific and Technological Education. The aforementioned theorists are contemporary and held a dialogue in the American academic world, however their approach of the term "scientific community" have specific situation. While Merton emphasizes the integration of the scientific community through institutional values, Kuhn defends the integration of scientists through shared cognitive standards. The article presents a brief overview of the theoretical basis of both authors, their similarities and differences.

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Author Biographies

Lucas Alexandre Debatin Maurici, Educação Científica e Tecnológica – PPGECT (UFSC)

Graduação em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB. Mestre em Educação Científica e Tecnológica – PPGECT (UFSC). Doutorando em Educação Científica e Tecnológica – PPGECT (UFSC).

Ademir Dietrich, Secretaria de Educação de Santa Catarina. Escola de Eucação Báscia Professor João Boos

Graduação em Filosofia – Unifebe (Brusque) 1996. Especialização na área – Faculdade de Ciências e Letras Plínio Augusto do Amaral (Amparo-SP) 1999. Graduando em Ciências da Religião – FURB (Blumenau) 2011. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Ethos, Alteridade e Desenvolvimento Regional GPEAD – FURB – Blumenau.

Published

2019-06-08

How to Cite

DEBATIN MAURICI, Lucas Alexandre; DIETRICH, Ademir. The concept of Scientific community for Robert King Merton and Thomas Samuel Kuhn its implications to the scientific and technological education. Itinerarius Reflectionis, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 2, p. 01–15, 2019. DOI: 10.5216/rir.v15i2.58920. Disponível em: https://revistasufj.emnuvens.com.br/rir/article/view/58920. Acesso em: 19 sep. 2024.

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