Physics as a Mode of Production
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4516227 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aristides Baltas (National Technical University of Athens, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 569-616 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science in Context (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-8897 • E-ISSN: 1474-0664 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0269889700001514 |
| OpenAlex | W2149455286 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
The ArgumentStarting from the thesis that a science constructs the knowledge of the part of the world allotted to it, the present paper aims at bringing together all the various aspects of physics (structural, epistemic, historical, social) under a unified conceptual framework - that provided by the Marxian concept "mode of production." After an introduction providing the initial plausibility grounds for the undertaking, the concept is analyzed into its conceptual elements in Part I of the paper. The analysis presents the reconstruction initiated by Louis Althusser and developed by his followers. Part II starts from a characterization of physical problems. This offers a basis for "reading" physics in the terms introduced in Part I. The rest of Part II is devoted to the identification of all the aspects of physics with the conceptual elements in question. The paper aims at three things: to uncover the connections holding among seemingly disparate aspects of physics, usually discussed in almost total independence from each other; to take full account of the social dimensions of physics without vindicating social constructivism; to show that the boundaries separating the disciplines of philosophy, history and sociology of science are more arbitrary than usually considered
Epistemology · Philosophy of physics · Philosophy of science · Physics · Political science · Politics · Social constructivism · Sociology · Theoretical physics · Marxism and Critical Theory · Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |