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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... Field Site 8. Making Philosophy Safe for STS : The Rise of the Underlaborer 9. Philosophy by Sociological Means : STS as Fieldwork 10. STS Catches Philosophy by the Achilles ' Heel : The Problem of Replication 11. What Is Living and ...
... field as resolutely disre- spectful of academic philosophy as Science and Technology Studies . Luckily , philosophy's most astute and potent allies are often found outside the disci- pline . Here I would like to thank those who , in ...
... field-defining conflict between the scientific and STS communities, introduced in the next chapter, forms the ... field. It now sports its own professional societies, journals, handbooks, degree programs—not to mention funding streams ...
... field vaguely threatening . However , their response has been too often like shooting the messenger who bears bad news . The message remains the same . For example , each year I ask my undergraduate students whether sci- ence or ...
... field . Noto- riously he managed to publish the piece in a leading cultural studies journal , the editors of which failed to see that it was meant as a parody . From the massive attention given to Sokal's ruse - most of it favor- able ...
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 |