The Philosophy of Science and Technology StudiesRoutledge, 2013 M10 18 - 208 pages As the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) has become more established, it has increasingly hidden its philosophical roots. While the trend is typical of disciplines striving for maturity, Steve Fuller, a leading figure in the field, argues that STS has much to lose if it abandons philosophy. In his characteristically provocative style, he offers the first sustained treatment of the philosophical foundations of STS and suggests fruitful avenues for further research. With stimulating discussions of the Science Wars, the Intelligent Design Theory controversy, and theorists such as Donna Haraway and Bruno Latour, Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies is required reading for students and scholars in STS and the philosophy of science. |
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... Latour, at the London School of Economics. This widely watched episode of the ongoing “Science Wars” did little to relieve the tensions (Fuller and Collier 2004, introd.). This field-defining conflict between the scientific and STS ...
... Latour , at the London School of Economics . This widely watched episode of the ongoing " Science Wars " did little to relieve the tensions ( Fuller and Collier 2004 , introd . ) . This field - defining conflict between the scientific ...
... ( Latour 1987 , Callon 1998 ) . A studious non - normativity that in an earlier generation would have been called " neutral " is now called " symmetrical , " routinely allowing STS to elude philosophical scruples . Moreover , STS has ...
... Latour ( 1987 ) had not been already laid to rest in Epistemology 101 . Again now , writing as someone formally trained in ( analytic ) philosophy , this does not surprise me . More than any other discipline , philosophy uses the ...
... Latour is the grand master of this strategy , having ridden successive waves of French philosophical fash- ion - most noticeably from Serres to Deleuze — while maintaining the empiri- cal high ground . Generally speaking , STS prefers ...
Contents
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A Sociology of Science that | 28 |
Philosophy In Of and Beyond the Scientific Field Site | 45 |
STS by Another Name? | 79 |
Beyond Puritans and Gnostics | 115 |
Cultivating a Life in STS | 157 |
Bibliography | 181 |
Index | 189 |