Merton / Barber The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity

A Study in Sociological Semantics and the Sociology of Science
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4152-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Merton, Robert K.

Barber, Elinor

Weitere Mitwirkende

Shulman, James L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface by Robert K. Merton ix

Publisher's Note xi

Introduction by James L. Shulman xiii

Chapter 1: The Origins of Serendipity 1

Chapter 2: Early Diffusion of Serendipity 22

Chapter 3: Accidental Discovery in Science: Victorian Opinion 41

Chapter 4: Stock Responses to Serendipity 61

Chapter 5: The Qualities of Serendipity 88

Chapter 6: Dictionaries and "Serendipity" 104

Chapter 7: The Social History of Serendipity 123

Chapter 8: Moral Implications of Serendipity 149

Chapter 9: The Diverse Significance of Serendipity in Science 158

Chapter 10 Serendipity as Ideology and Politics of Science 199

A Note on Serendipity as a Political Metaphor 219

A Note on Serendipity in the Humanities 223

Afterword: Autobiographical Reflections on The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity by Robert K. Merton 230

Select References 299

Name Index 303

General Index 309

Über Autor(innen)

Robert K. Merton, who died in 2003, was one of the leading sociologists of the twentieth century. His many books include Social Theory and Social Structure and On the Shoulders of Giants. Elinor Barber was, at the time of her death, Research Associate at Columbia University. She is a coauthor of Bridges to Knowledge and Increasing Faculty Diversity. James L. Shulman is Executive Director of ARTstor and a coauthor of The Game of Life (Princeton).