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This paper is reminiscence and a
critique of Robert K. Merton's work in the sociology of science. The
author got to know Merton very well as he served as his student,
assistant, and colleague for 15 years from 1960. Merton's works
which are most discussed are his doctoral dissertation on Puritanism
and science, his paper on scientific norms, and his paper 'The
Matthew Effect'. He is criticized for not generalizing far enough
from his work on the Puritan thesis and for not paying close enough
attention to the empirical data, which cast doubt on the validity of
his theory of the Matthew Effect.
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