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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... Sokal Hoax as a Social Experiment 888 3335 93 98 102 20. What Should Have Been Done About Sokal ? What Can Be Done About Positivism ? 108 V Re - enchanting Science : Beyond Puritans and Gnostics 115 21. The Science Wars as Signaling the ...
... Sokal . In 1998 and 1999 , the UK's Economic and Social Research Council funded two cyberconferences I organized , which examined the diverse con- ceptions of " public understanding of science " and " peer review " worldwide . Credit ...
... Sokal and STS's most illustrious champion, Bruno 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 ...
... Sokal , published an article designed expose what he regarded as the absurdities advanced by the field . Noto ... Sokal's ruse - most of it favor- able - it was clear that he had tapped into some profound misgivings that still ...
... Sokal and STS's most illustri- ous champion , Bruno 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 ...
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 |