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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 28 On the Social Construction of the science curriculum - study abroad the latest developments in science courses and Enlightenment Abstract In this paper, the philosophy of science, science and the sociology of knowledge, as well as the theory of constructivism is the study and so proceed to explain scientific knowledge is socially constructed; and science courses through the formation of the main body of analysis is also discussed by the social construction of science courses , and noted that to build a concept of social construction of science courses possess educational. First, analysis of social construction of scientific knowledge People’s scientific knowledge to explore how the nature of scientific knowledge from the beginning of a profound reflection. In! ‘Century, the West, because of scientific knowledge both in theory and application of the tremendous progress achieved, so that scientific knowledge in modern society has made little conceited of the hegemonic status; but also the application of scientific knowledge as a result of a large number of social, cultural issues, makes it reasonable launched its in-depth criticism. Especially when scientific knowledge has a “life control” and began to dominate the state and society together the rise and fall, when the ideology of scientific rationality put on the cloak, he began to reject and combat the non-scientific knowledge, when it became the other knowledge, and cultural suspicion and critical targets. Some even put forward the “end of science” to promote awareness of the nature of scientific knowledge, rethink. Representative of post-modernism, Derrida, Foucault, Lyotard and so on, as a model of modern thought, scientific knowledge, in-depth criticism. Foucault believes that the modern society and ancient society to distinguish the key factor is the social construction of scientific knowledge and its application in society. Because the existing knowl