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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... society but it remains studiously deaf to the normative implications of its analyses, especially as they might sound to the people they normally write about, i.e., the scientists. On the other hand, the scientific community still lacks ...
... society calls " scientific . " Make no mistake : it is not that scientists are less rational than the rest of humanity ; rather , they are not more rational . STS researchers generally credit ordi- nary people with a good deal of ...
... society but it remains studiously deaf to the normative implications of its analyses , espe- cially as they might sound to the people they normally write about , i.e. , the scientists . On the other hand , the scientific community still ...
... 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 a world that is ...
... century . Plato assumed that society was held together by the integration of different class - 11 The Sociology of Knowledge: The Philosophical Backdrop to STS Philosophical Foundations and Main Sociological Traditions.
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 |