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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... rationality in today's world , yet our attach- ment to science is anything but rational . This paradox captures the excitement that currently surrounds those who study the social and cul- tural foundations of science and technology ...
... rationality is self-explanatory as the path of least resistance between ends and means, while sociology is needed to explain the friction of bias and error that usually gets in the way. The “rational choice” paradigm in the social ...
... rationality is self- explanatory as the path of least resistance between ends and means , while sociology is needed to explain the friction of bias and error that usually gets in the way . The " rational choice " paradigm in the social ...
... rationality would need to be redefined in terms that go beyond the offi- cial methods of science . For example , the socially and ecologically transforma- tive , sometimes even destructive , character of science would need to be taken ...
... rationality , " " reality , " and " objectivity " lose their significance ( Fuller 1997 , 40-79 ) ? How many people are familiar with the stages by which a laboratory finding is stabilized into a nugget of knowledge or a reliable tech ...
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 |