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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... intellectual labor between the epistemology and the sociology of knowledge. In each case, it was presumed that science would always fall on the rational side of the divide and, hence, not require special sociological treatment. Mannheim ...
... intellectual labor between the epistemology and the sociology of knowledge . In each case , it was presumed that science would always fall on the rational side of the divide and , hence , not require special sociological treatment ...
... intellectual problems ( Collins and Pinch 1993 ) . Nevertheless , this counsel of moderation failed to prevent the outbreak of the Science Wars ( Gross and The Sociology of Knowledge : The Philosophical Backdrop to STS⚫ 15.
... Intellectuals who welcomed social scientific explanations , evaluations , and improvements of social life in general have typically balked at the consequences of those approaches applied to themselves . Observant of this history , Ian ...
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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 |