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David Bloor (28 June 1942 - Present)

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  • Birth

    Born in Derby, England
  • Published his book Knowledge and Social Imagery

    Published his book Knowledge and Social Imagery

    His book is one of the areas where he advocated the strong Programme in the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge (STS). This is one of the main pillars within STS.
  • Lectures at Edinburgh

    Lectures at Edinburgh

    Bloor elaborates on his points of weak theories from his book in a series of lectures at the University of Edinburgh. He explains how to use the Strong Programme to disprove these weak theories.

  • Recipient of the John Desmond Bernal Prize

    He received this prize for "Knowledge and Social Imagery". Thomas Kuhn was a prior recipient of this award in 1983.
  • Anti Latour Article

    Anti Latour Article

    Since Latour created his Actor Network Theory (ANT) based on Bloor's Strong Programme, Bloor needed to publish a strong article in response to discredit Latour. Despite Latour's claims that his ANT was based on Bloor's teachings, Bloor believed that it was a weak theory.
  • Interviewed by East Asian Science

    Interviewed by East Asian Science

    He spoke with the interviewers about how to bolster the STS (Science, Technology and Society) Field in East Asia. He is considered one of the more important figures in this field since he was key in its creation.