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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... chap . 6 ) . Some have even become underlaborers for STS itself , busying themselves clarifying concepts like " practice " and " model " that routinely arise in the field's empirical inquiries ( e.g. , Sismondo 2004 , but already ...
... chap . 3 ) . Progressive thinkers from JohnStuart Mill to Karl Marx embraced this conclusion as an invitation to challenge received forms of knowledge , be it by parliamentary or revolution- ary means . However , neither Mill nor Marx ...
... knowledge , alongside psychoanalysis and , indeed , Marxism , as part of the ongoing authoritarian subversion of rational thought ( Popper 1945 , chap . 23 ) . However 18. The Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies.
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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 |