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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... arguing at a certain point and simply decided to build dogmatically upon what they believe in common about the world . To be sure , STS has convinced many younger philosophers of science of this point - of - view . They are the self ...
... arguments endlessly , regardless of their empirical or practical conse- quences . While philosophers and STS researchers have a keen eye for one another's flaws , the difference between them is such that philosophers are much less ...
... argument . ) Readers curious about my own position on the development of STS can turn to the semi - autobiographical Fuller ( 2000e ) or the transcript of my own debate with Latour ( Barron 2003 ) . In most general terms , my project of ...
... what follows that the Science Wars have been so far largely a comedy of errors . Neverthe- less , there is something quite serious at stake - and worth arguing about - that these pages endeavor to reveal . Introduction 9.
... argument ) whether what the idea asserts is true , but consider it merely in terms of the extra - theoretical ... arguments about capitalist exploitation if one does not presuppose that the capitalist extracts " surplus value ...
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 |