Nico Stehr: Pioneer in the Theory of Society and Knowledge

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. On Nico Stehr

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Short Biography of Nico Stehr

      • Marian T. Adolf

      Pages 2-5

   3. Nico Stehr, Sociology, Knowledge and the Sociology of Knowledge: An Introduction

      • Alexander Ruser

      Pages 7-15

   4. Reflections on Society and Knowledge: An Interview with Nico Stehr

      • Nico Stehr, Marian T. Adolf

      Pages 16-32

   5. Complete Bibliography of Nico Stehr’s Writings

      • Marian T. Adolf

      Pages 33-57

3. Knowledge, Science, Society: Nico Stehr’s Work from the Perspective of Colleagues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. The Knowledge Society: Remarks on the State of Affairs on the Occasion of Nico Stehr’s 70th Birthday

      • Gernot Böhme

      Pages 61-70

   3. Knowledge Paradigms and Intransigent Intuitions

      • Susan A. McDaniel

      Pages 71-80

   4. New Forms of Civil Society: The Social Question of the 21st Century

      • Hermann Strasser

      Pages 81-87

   5. The Scientific Ethos: The Case of Climate Change

      • Reiner Grundmann

      Pages 89-105

   6. Social Science: A Must for Climate Research

      • Hans von Storch

      Pages 107-114

4. Selected Key Texts by Nico Stehr

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115

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   2. The Ethos of Science Revisited: Social and Cognitive Norms

      • Nico Stehr

      Pages 117-133

   3. The Magic Triangle: In Defense of a General Sociology of Knowledge

      • Nico Stehr

      Pages 135-140

   4. Karl Mannheim

      • Nico Stehr (with Volker Meja)

      Pages 141-142

   5. The Sociology of Knowledge and the Ethos of Science

      • Nico Stehr (with Volker Meja)

      Pages 143-157

   6. The Power of Scientific Knowledge and its Limits

      • Nico Stehr

      Pages 159-180

   7. The Culture and Structure of Social Inequality

      • Nico Stehr

      Pages 181-198

   8. The Economic Structure of Knowledge Societies

      • Nico Stehr

      Pages 199-241

This unique volume brings together a selection of the most important texts of Nico Stehr for the first time and puts them in dialogue with original research that draws on his prolific work. Covering five decades of pioneering sociological research on the theory of society and knowledge, the book introduces the reader to Stehr’s seminal inquiries into the economic, political and social role of knowledge. Original concepts, such as his groundbreaking studies on the Knowledge Society, are introduced as the volume traces Stehr’s pursuit of social scientific research as a source of practical knowledge for modern society.


The book comprises three parts devoted to the many facets and the remarkable range of Nico Stehr’s oeuvre. Part 1 provides an introduction to the significance of his pioneering work and career. Part 2 demonstrates the practical application of Nico Stehr’s research as seen through the eyes of eminent scholars. Part 3 presents a selection ofthe milestones of his publications.

• Biography of Nico Stehr
• Theory of Science
• Sociology of Knowledge
• Theory of Society
• Pioneers of the Social Sciences
• European Center for Sustainability Research
• Knowledge society
• Hartwell Paper
• Climate Policy
• Climate change management

• Department of Culture and Communication, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany

  Marian T. Adolf

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