Sociology of Knowledge is influenced by theories of philosophy which demarcate science from non science. It is argued furthermore that scientific enquiry can be divided into a context of justification and a context of discovery.;The context of discovery includes human circumstances but these cannot contribute to the justification of science as a claim to knowledge.;I argue that the arguments presented are crucially flawed and cannot serve to justify any principled demarcation or division of contexts.;I argue that scientific knowledge may well be presented in an artificial language but this language cannot be demarcated from ordinary language.;Within the context of justification, notions such as "observation language", "theory", " axiomatization" etc are sufficient to fully explain the results of scientific enquiry.;Scientific enquiry can be placed in a broader cognitive outlook supported by broader cultural practices and ordinary language.;Keywords: Sociology of Knowledge; scientific enquiry; context of justification; context of discovery.
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