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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... activities that make sense of them , given other things we know about human beings . All of this may sound pretty harmless , but it actually took a while even for sociologists to come round to it . Until the 1970s , the " sociology of ...
... activities acquire meaning solely from happen- ings in their immediate environment and not in response to a socially tran- scendent reality . In contrast , the German tradition in the sociology of knowledge , exempli- fied by the work ...
... activities that aim to realize the blueprint ( i.e. , normal science ) , which in turn generate unsolved problems ( i.e. , “ anomalies " ) , enough of which then gener- ate a " crisis " out of which a " revolution " and new paradigm ...
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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 |