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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... STS 11 14 21 4. The Punch Line : A Sociology of Science that is not a Sociology of Knowledge 28 5. Relativism and the Illusion of Autonomy in Science 30 6. STS's Janus - faced Antirealism : Relativism versus Constructivism 7. Conclusion ...
... STS enters the picture. The opening twelve paragraphs are a slightly edited version of an article I wrote defending ... STS's most illustrious champion, Bruno Latour, at the London School of Economics. This widely watched episode of the ...
... STS's most illustri- ous champion , Bruno Latour , at the London School of Economics . This widely watched episode ... STS communities , introduced in the next chapter , forms the centerpiece of this book . Although misunderstanding has ...
... STS standpoint , the patronizing attitude of continental philosophers causes them to mistake their own philosophical tail for STS's empirical dog . To their Machiavellian credit , STS researchers have remained diplomatic on this point ...
... STS researcher has " inscribed " it . STS's historical opposition to philosophy is undoubtedly related to the high proportion of the field's founders who were trained in — and subsequently dis- illusioned by the natural sciences , yet ...
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 |