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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... response has been too often like shooting the messenger who bears bad news . The message remains the same . For example , each year I ask my undergraduate students whether sci- ence or religion provides a better basis for understanding ...
... response to disciplinary specialization . It reveals the difficulties that philoso- phy has had in learning from forms of inquiry that cannot be easily assimi- lated into the ordinary philosophy curriculum . To be sure , this learned ...
... response has been more muted but , for better or worse , more lasting . It involves jettisoning Plato's idea of a unified vision of reality as the basis for knowledge . Thus , one can attribute to different sectors of society - or even ...
... response to a socially tran- scendent reality . In contrast , the German tradition in the sociology of knowledge , exempli- fied by the work of Wilhelm Dilthey and Karl Mannheim , was influenced more by history — indeed , historicism ...
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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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