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of knowledge claims. The current strong program in the sociology of knowledge, a typical
representative of the new approach to the sociology of science, wants to study the
production of natural scientific knowledge scientifically and simultaneously bracket
normative considerations. We criticize this neglect of the normative dimension in the
strong program on the basis of the role that Marx envisioned for his sociology of
knowledge. For example, the sociology of knowledge should be understood as a critique
of power that does not merely accept the status quo as a datum. In addition, we attempt
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