Talk:Merton thesis

Abraham

 * Gary A. Abraham "Misunderstanding the Merton Thesis: A Boundary Dispute between History and Sociology." Isis (journal), 74 (1983): 368-387. Abridged in Puritanism and teh Rise of Modern Science, Edited by I. Bernard Cohen, 233-245, Rutgers University Press, 1990
 * "Abraham argues that historians: (1) have shown a disciplinary bias in their approach to the Merton thesis; (2) have harmfully changed the terms of the thesis; and (3) have failed even to understand Merton's sociological perspective. Abraham criticizes all of the major historical writings--both friendly to Merton and hostile--as simply missing the point. That point is that social values and cultural ideas ('institutions' in the sense used by sociologists) are what is at stake: it is a mistake to focus on theological doctrines, specific individuals, or specific writings as such. Likewise, argues Abraham, focusing on institutions (in the nonsociological sense of organizations) as a test case is also a misunderstanding of Merton's claims." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Firefly322 (talk • contribs) 01:28, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

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Synthesis
There seems to be a lot of synthesis using sources that don't directly discuss Morton's thesis. I removed some but there's more work to do... — Paleo Neonate  – 00:54, 24 February 2020 (UTC)