科学革命与科学共同体中的科学传播

Scientific Revolution and Scientific Communication in Scientific Community

科恩注意到科学革命的过程伴随着科学传播模式的深刻变革。他认为科学革命不仅产生了一种新的知识和获得这种知识的新方法,而且也产生了提倡、记录和传播这种知识的新的机构——科学共同体,使科学家的研究活动越来越依赖于众多的科学传播媒介,如专业期刊、各类会议以及私下的电话、通信等。因此,科恩特别强调科学共同体在科学传播过程中起到的"信息网"作用。

Cohen noticed that there was a profound revolution of scientific communication mode during the process of scientific revolution. He believed that scientific revolution not only gave birth to new knowledge and new method to obtain it, but also led to the formation of new institutions that promote, record, and spread this knowledge-scientific communities. The research activities of scientists are more and more dependant on scientific communication medium, such as academic journals, various conferences, private phone call and correspondence. Therefore, Cohen particularly stresses the function of scientific communities as “information network” in the process of scientific communication.