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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... regarded as the absurdities advanced by the field . Noto- riously he managed to publish the piece in a leading cultural studies journal , the editors of which failed to see that it was meant as a parody . From the massive attention ...
... regarded with suspicion , as either signs of unclear expression or outright charlatanry . In this respect , the legacy of A. J. Ayer's positivist best seller , Language , Truth and Logic ( 1936 ) , lives on . Analytic philosophers hone ...
... regarded as " natural " ( in the sense of " default " ) cognitive tendencies . However , studying the systematic pursuit of knowledge itself , or science , poses special reflexive problems , which STS has tried studiously but ...
... regarded sustained interpersonal contact as the means by which a " collective consciousness " is forged and maintained . Both took tribal rituals as the paradigmatic site for the formation of this sort of con- sciousness , whereby ...
... regarded conceptual frameworks in a generally Kantian fashion . Thus , the " external " question of which framework should be selected was treated as " practical , " whereas the " internal " question of what follows from a selected ...
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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