History and philosophy of science in George Sartons work

George Sarton has always been remembered as one of those responsible for the institutionalization of the History of Science discipline. Until the early 60’s criticism was extremely favorable and flattering, giving way to restrictive considerations that stress the absence of a philosophical and analy...

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Autor: Oliveira, Amélia de Jesus
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Sociedade Brasileira de História da Ciência (SBHC)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de História da Ciência (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.rbhciencia.emnuvens.com.br:article/158
Acceso en línea:https://rbhciencia.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/158
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:história da ciência
nova historiografia
Sarton
Kuhn
history of science
new historiography
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Sumario:George Sarton has always been remembered as one of those responsible for the institutionalization of the History of Science discipline. Until the early 60’s criticism was extremely favorable and flattering, giving way to restrictive considerations that stress the absence of a philosophical and analytical approach in his writings. These restrictions are intensified under the new historiography of science, as announced by Thomas Kuhn. This paper reflects on the considerations of some of Sarton’s interpreters and intends to analyze his great project towards the creation of the discipline of History of Science. In doing so, it tries to show how such criticisms reveal the change that occurred in the history of science as well as evoke the necessity of reviewing his role in the constitution of such discipline.