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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... chapter, forms the centerpiece of this book. Although misunderstanding has been rampant on all sides, especially as the conflict snowballed into the mass media, the continuing tensions between scientists and STS researchers cannot ...
... chapter , forms the centerpiece of this book . Although misunderstanding has been ram- pant on all sides , especially as the conflict snowballed into the mass media , the continuing tensions between scientists and STS researchers cannot ...
... chapter in the history of Western thought . Positivism figures initially in the next chapter as part of a general treatment of how STS transforms traditional themes in the sociology of knowledge and the philosophy of science . In chapter ...
... chapter begins by exam- ining the philosophical reasons for studying knowledge sociologically . The main historical reasons have pertained to the normative organization of soci- ety , especially against what may be regarded as " natural ...
... chapter of this book in terms of " scientific citizenship . " It is worth observing that , with the onset of World War II , Mannheim him- self abandoned the disciplinary divide that increasingly separated epistemol- ogy ( “ rational ...
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 |
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| Title | The Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies |
| Author | Steve Fuller |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1135375399, 9781135375393 |
| Length | 208 pages |
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