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... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > research/theoretical frameworks > philosophy of science > economics of scientific knowledge
social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy of science > economics of scientific knowledge
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > philosophy of organizations > philosophy of science > economics of scientific knowledge

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economics of scientific knowledge  

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  • This entry introduces a blossoming research field in the philosophy of science in which certain tools used by economists are applied to the analysis of the production and evaluation of scientific knowledge. On this view, scientists are seen as economic agents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Economics of Scientific Knowledge]

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