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Robert K. Merton

The Fallacy of the Latest Word:

   The Case of “Pietism and Science” (end  Web 3)

American Journal of Sociology,

Volume 89, Issue 5

March 1984, 1091-1121.

Index

Abstract [Web 1]

Introduction

Theoretical Contexts and Empirical Knowledge Claims

Levels of Theoretical Abstraction in Sociohistorical Inquiry

A Counterintuitive and Counterpositivistic Hypothesis

The Role of Rationality in Emerging Modern Science: Pietism as a Strategic Polar Case

The Pietism-Science Connection as an Unintended Consequence

The Fallacy of the Latest Word [Web 2]

Appendix of Sociohistorical Particulars

References [Web 3]

 

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