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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... Science Wars " did little to relieve the tensions ( Fuller and Collier 2004 ... science and technology in society but it remains studiously deaf to the normative ... Policy , " and " Theoreti- cal Issues and Approaches in Science and ...
... policy for the entire society. In both cases, the sociology of knowledge is meant to complement, not replace, the psychology of normal thought processes (or “logic,” understood as normative psychology) through which individuals adapt to ...
... science policy since the end of World War II . Notwithstand- ing this lineage , " relativism " is ultimately an imprecise label for what is most philosophically challenging about STS . A better label is “ constructivism " whose ...
... scientific ( Bloor 1976 ) knowledge . One striking and celebrated application of the ... science , starting in the 1970s , espe- cially through Latour and Woolgar ... policy for the entire The Sociology of Knowledge : The Philosophical ...
Steve Fuller. generation to define the parameters of policy for the entire society . In both cases , the sociology of knowledge is meant to complement , not replace , the psychology of normal thought processes ( or “ logic , " understood ...
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 |