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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... Nevertheless, scientists certainly realize that their pride of place is under threat by the spread of STS-style analyses, if not STS itself. What scientists no longer have and STS researchers refuse to supply traditionally has been ...
... Nevertheless , scientists certainly realize that their pride of place is under threat by the spread of STS - style analyses , if not STS itself . What scientists no longer have and STS researchers refuse to supply tradition- ally has ...
... Nevertheless , the knowledge production process turns out to be much the same — especially when contrasted with the conditions of teaching and research in other disci- plines , including STS . Thus , while continental philosophers have ...
... and intellectual problems ( Collins and Pinch 1993 ) . Nevertheless , this counsel of moderation failed to prevent the outbreak of the Science Wars ( Gross and The Sociology of Knowledge : The Philosophical Backdrop to STS⚫ 15.
... from an openly critical attitude toward the dominant trajectory . Nevertheless , the overall history of STS has consisted in the gradual removal of the normative sting of 20. The Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies.
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 |