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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... developed sophisticated tools for analyzing the role of science and technology in society but it remains studiously deaf to the normative implications of its analyses, especially as they might sound to the people they normally write ...
... developed sophisti- cated tools for analyzing the role of science and technology in society but it remains studiously deaf to the normative implications of its analyses , espe- cially as they might sound to the people they normally ...
... develop in relation to the critique of " relativism " that emerges from the Science Wars . 1. Philosophical Foundations and Main Sociological Traditions The idea that there is a sociological component to knowledge is at least as old as ...
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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 |