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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... Scientific Defense of Human Freedom 28. Conclusions: Meeting Weber's Challenge and Transcending the Science Wars VI. Citizen Science: Cultivating a Life in STS 29. Introduction: Beware of Greeks Bearing Historical Precedents 30 ...
... Scientific Field Site 8. Making Philosophy Safe for STS : The Rise of the Underlaborer 9. Philosophy by Sociological Means : STS as Fieldwork 10. STS Catches Philosophy by the Achilles ' Heel : The Problem of Replication 11. What Is ...
... Scientific Puritanism 22. The Secularization of Science as a Precondition to its Re - enchantment 23. Re - enchanting Science with a Vengeance : Gnostic Scientism 115 122 127 24. Prolegomena to the Hidden History of Gnostic Biology 133 ...
... Scientific research itself is a very specialized activity that, on a day-to-day basis, is rather alien from the larger concerns of people. Its actual results have been mixed, with every new breakthrough quickly becoming a source of more ...
... scientific and STS communities , introduced in the next chapter , forms the centerpiece of this book . Although misunderstanding has been ram- pant on all sides , especially as the conflict snowballed into the mass media , the ...
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 |