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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... example , each year I ask my undergraduate students whether sci- ence or religion provides a better basis for understanding the world around them . Science always receives a ringing endorsement . However , on further questioning , it ...
... example , the socially and ecologically transforma- tive , sometimes even destructive , character of science would need to be taken into any overall judgment of its rationality . Within STS , this challenge has been most keenly taken up ...
... example , Mannheim seemed to anticipate the idea of the " consensus conference , " which aims to resolve the ideological differences of participants by having them focus on a common task , the design of policy guidelines that would be ...
... examples that fit elements of his account of scientific practice and the stages through which it allegedly passes : a politically and metaphysical divisive prehistory , followed by consolidation around a research exemplar that pro ...
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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 |