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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... appears to be nothing uniquely " rational , " " objective , " or " truth- oriented " about the activities our society calls " scientific . " Make no mistake : it is not that scientists are less rational than the rest of humanity ...
... appear as speculative sociologists whose limited sense of context fails to reach beyond their own " intertextuality . " Left to its own devices , STS tries to create as much distance as possible from its disputatious philosophical past ...
... appear so " rational , " or at least their rationality would need to be redefined in terms that go beyond the offi- cial methods of science . For example , the socially and ecologically transforma- tive , sometimes even destructive ...
... appear that social constructivism's radical philosophical packaging is a diversion from its straightforward empirical proposition that certain scientifically inspired ideas have justified oppressive social practices . But this ...
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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 |