We're (not) only in it for the money (Frank Zappa). The financial structure of STEM and STEAM research Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The development of the philosophy of science in the 20th century has created a framework where issues concerning funding dynamics can be easily accommodated. It combines the historical-philosophical approach of Thomas Kuhn (1962) with the sociological approach of Robert K. Merton (1973), linking the ‘exact’ sciences to economy and politics. Out of this came a new domain, namely the study of scientific practices (Pickering, 1992). In this article ...