سیاست نامه علم و فناوری (Mar 2018)

Investigating The Biogenesis Potential in Explaining The Scientific Life and Its Policy Implications

  • Reihaneh Ramezani,
  • Sedigheh Ramezani

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 21 – 30

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Interdisciplinary studies are one of the emerging areas in the field of scientific activities in the world. The present article aims to exploit the advantages of such studies, to identify the explanatory capacity and policy implications of cultural ideas in the field of genetic science. In this regard, the study of the theory of Meme and its exquisite capabilities in explaining the scientific life will be examined. In order to realize this goal, First the conceptual analysis the theory of Meme introduced to understand this concept.Then,this theory will be compare with two other theories in the field of sociology of science -the theory of discourse communities Robert Wuthnow and interaction chains theory of andall Collins, to take the possibilities of the theory of Meme in combination with the content of these two theories will be derived .Finally, there are suggestions for policy makers in the field of science and culture.

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