The Philosophy of Science and Technology StudiesAs 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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Yet, people continue to believe—and perhaps they should. But in any case, it is not clear what is to be gained by ignoring, disowning, or even re-educating these people. A better strategy begins by trying to understand them.
Yet, people continue to believe—and perhaps they should. But in any case, it is not clear what is to be gained by ignoring, disowning, or even re-educating these people. A better strategy begins by trying to understand them.
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Moreover, STS has learned—perhaps too well—from its discoveries of how other sciences have managed to establish a larger social presence. Most blatantly, STS journals enjoy what scientometricians call “high impact factors” as a result ...
Moreover, STS has learned—perhaps too well—from its discoveries of how other sciences have managed to establish a larger social presence. Most blatantly, STS journals enjoy what scientometricians call “high impact factors” as a result ...
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Among the founders of modern sociology, the Italian political economist Vilfredo Pareto was perhaps clearest about the “non-logical,” or “arational,” status of the forms of knowledge eligible for sociological scrutiny.
Among the founders of modern sociology, the Italian political economist Vilfredo Pareto was perhaps clearest about the “non-logical,” or “arational,” status of the forms of knowledge eligible for sociological scrutiny.
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And perhaps the relevant mental associations were grounded in the reality experienced by Karl Marx and his original followers. Nevertheless, it is no longer clear that it captures the experience of labor today.
And perhaps the relevant mental associations were grounded in the reality experienced by Karl Marx and his original followers. Nevertheless, it is no longer clear that it captures the experience of labor today.
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Mannheim was alive to what Jon Elster (1999, 341) has called the “civilizing force of hypocrisy,” whereby people mask their beliefs in contexts where the expression of those beliefs is immaterial and perhaps even detrimental to their ...
Mannheim was alive to what Jon Elster (1999, 341) has called the “civilizing force of hypocrisy,” whereby people mask their beliefs in contexts where the expression of those beliefs is immaterial and perhaps even detrimental to their ...
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Contents
Philosophy In Of and Beyond the Scientific Field Site | |
STS by Another Name? | |
Beyond Puritans and Gnostics | |
The Secularization of Science as a Precondition to its Reenchantment | |
Gnostic Scientism | |
Prolegomena to the Hidden History of Gnostic Biology | |
A Failed Scientific Defense of Human Freedom | |
Meeting Webers Challenge and Transcending the Science Wars | |
Cultivating a Life in STS 29 Introduction Beware of Greeks Bearing Historical Precedents | |
Some Institutional Alternatives | |
Institutionalizing the Public Understanding of Science in Consensus Conferences | |
The Prospects for Scientific Citizenship Today | |
Toward a Rhetorical Reclamation of Science | |
Bibliography | |
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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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