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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... scientists and STS researchers cannot simply be reduced to misunderstanding. On the one hand, STS has developed sophisticated tools for analyzing the role of science and technology in society but it remains studiously deaf to the ...
... science is being taken off its pedestal and shifted to some other place in our culture . STS tries to understand and sometimes influence this undeniable sea change in public attitudes . But what exactly do STS researchers do - and why ...
... research into AIDS and BSE ( i.e. bovine spongiform encephalopathy , a.k.a ' mad cow disease ' ) . However , some knowledge of STS might actually help scientists cope with why the public feels let down by them . STS was suddenly thrown ...
... STS's most illustri- ous champion , Bruno Latour , at the London School of Economics . This widely watched episode ... researchers cannot simply be reduced to misunderstanding . On the one hand , STS has developed sophisti- cated tools ...
... researchers to cite colleagues who publish in the same journals ( Fuller 2000b , 321 , fn 4 ) . A subtler strategy - the ... STS emerged out of philosophical disputation , the result of which laid the field's foundations . However , this ...
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 |