The Merton Thesis

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Charles_Webster
gptkb:A._Rupert_Hall
neglecting economic factors
overemphasis on religion
gptkbp:focusesOn relationship between science and religion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Merton Thesis
gptkbp:influenced sociology of knowledge
studies on science and religion
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Max_Weber's_Protestant_Ethic_thesis
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Robert_K._Merton
1938
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Science,_Technology_&_Society_in_Seventeenth_Century_England
gptkbp:relatedTo history of science
sociology of science
gptkbp:requires Protestant values encouraged scientific development
gptkbp:studies gptkb:Puritanism
17th-century England
English science
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_Science
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5