During the last three decades research in the rhetoric of natural science has established itself as a prominent topic in the history of science, culture, and society. Despite this overall success, the status, function and place of rhetoric in the process of knowledge production is still ambivalent and disputed. While some scholars place rhetoric right in the centre of the construction of scientific knowledge, others support the view that scientific knowledge is epistemologically privileged. Based on research done by the prominent sociologist, philosopher, and historian Bruno Latour, the article argues that rhetoric plays a minimal role in the production of knowledge but is crucial in the dissemination and (successful) implementation of scientific results.
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May 01 2013
Rhetorische Epistemologie der Wissenschaften
Alexander Thumfart
Alexander Thumfart
Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Politische Theorie, Universität Erfurt, Nordhäuser Straße 63, 99089 Erfurt, GERMANY. [email protected]
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Rhetorica (2013) 31 (2): 199–219.
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Alexander Thumfart; Rhetorische Epistemologie der Wissenschaften. Rhetorica 1 May 2013; 31 (2): 199–219. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.2013.31.2.199
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