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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... normal thought processes (or “logic,” understood as normative psychology) through which individuals adapt to a world that is largely not of their making. 2. Science. as. a. Special. Problem. for. the. Sociology. of. Knowledge. The sociology ...
... normal thought processes ( or “ logic , " understood as normative psychology ) through which individuals adapt to a world that is largely not of their making . 2. Science as a Special Problem for the Sociology of Knowledge The sociology ...
... normal science , which has in turn disabled it from seeing the reflexive consequences of its own practices on the larger society . When scientists complain about the cynicism that STS seeds in society at - large , STS responds by ...
... normal science ) , which in turn generate unsolved problems ( i.e. , “ anomalies " ) , enough of which then gener- ate a " crisis " out of which a " revolution " and new paradigm then spring . How- ever , it is impossible to find a ...
... normal and revolu- tionary . The result neutralized the normatively charged language in which both the Enlightenment and the positivist accounts of rationality had been cast . Thus , the philosophy of science lost its scary ...
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 |