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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... ence or religion provides a better basis for understanding the world around them . Science always receives a ringing endorsement . However , on further questioning , it seems that students have a more detailed grasp of the religion they ...
... ence was not based on this general approach . Rather , he simply surveyed the methodological pronouncements of distinguished scientists and philosophers . Empirically speaking , this was akin to constructing a sociology of religion ...
... ence between " rational " and " irrational , " each associated with a philosophical standard - bearer , which I have called Enlightenment and positivist to mark their origins in eighteenth- and nineteenth - century thought ...
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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 |