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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... becoming a source of more problems. Yet, people continue to believe—and perhaps they should. But in any case, it is not clear what is to be gained by ignoring, disowning, or even re-educating these people. A better strategy begins by ...
... becoming a source of more problems . Yet , people continue to believe and perhaps they should . But in any case , it is not clear what is to be gained by ignoring , disowning , or even re - educating these people . A better strategy ...
... become clear that I regard STS as a vocation that is also a vehicle for social transformation . My own project of social epistemology presupposes just such an image of STS ( Fuller and Collier 2004 ) . Equally I realize that this ...
... becomes disinte- grated at the same time . We must pay attention , at this point , to the phe- nomenological distinction between " denying the truth " of an idea and " determining the function " it exercises . In denying the truth of an ...
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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 |