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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... Knowledge , Theory of -- History -- 20th century . 4. Social sciences- -Philosophy -- History -- 20th century . I. Title . Q174.8.F85 2005 501 -- dc22 2005025200 informa Taylor & Francis Group is the Academic Division of Informa plc ...
... Knowledge : The Philosophical Backdrop to STS ix 1 11 1. Philosophical Foundations and Main Sociological Traditions 2. Science as a Special Problem for the Sociology of Knowledge 3. Kuhn's Checkered Legacy to STS 11 14 21 4. The Punch ...
... knowledge of the special science on whose behalf they philosophize than on their knowledge of philosophy ( Fuller 2000b , chap . 6 ) . Some have even become underlaborers for STS itself , busying themselves clarifying concepts like ...
... knowledge " or " science " blissfully act as if nothing has changed . They con- tinue to shoehorn STS positions into preconceived categories of " relativism , ” " antirealism , " and even " skepticism . " ( This is the default strategy ...
... knowledge of the texts worth knowing . Nevertheless , the knowledge production process turns out to be much the same — especially when contrasted with the conditions of teaching and research in other disci- plines , including STS . Thus ...
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 |
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| Title | The Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies |
| Author | Steve Fuller |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1135375399, 9781135375393 |
| Length | 208 pages |
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