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Sociology of philosophy or philosophical sociology^[1] is an academic discipline of both sociology and philosophy that seeks to understand the influence of philosophical thought upon society alongside societal influence upon philosophy.

It seeks to understand the social conditions in which the intellectual activity and effects of philosophy take place within to frame our understanding of explorations of truth and knowledge as social processes.^[2]^[3]

^ Chernilo, Daniel (2014). "The idea of philosophical sociology: The idea of philosophical sociology". The British Journal of Sociology. 65 (2): 338–357. doi:10.1111/1468-4446.12077. PMID 24798103.
^ Heidegren, Carl-Göran; Lundberg, Henrik (2010). "Towards a Sociology of Philosophy". Acta Sociologica. 53 (1): 3–18. doi:10.1177/0001699309357831. S2CID 144389701.
^ Turner, Bryan; Rojek, Chris; Calhoun, Craig (2005). The Sage handbook of sociology. London: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-1-4462-6605-2. OCLC 432051582.