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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... thing . Almost all have entered a place of worship , but at most one or two have been inside a place of research , a laboratory . What happens in my classroom is part of a larger trend . Books popu- larizing science have never been of ...
... things we know about human beings . All of this may sound pretty harmless , but it actually took a while even for sociologists to come round to it . Until the 1970s , the " sociology of science " was based on a fairly uncritical ...
... things can always be otherwise , we never need to commit to any- thing . This inference works only if one is a disappointed foundationalist , not someone who takes seriously that the future is largely what we collectively make of it ...
... things they were trying to do in their research sites , whereas the bearers of other forms of knowledge were held accountable for all the consequences of their actions , both intended and unintended . If scientists were likewise held to ...
... thing he imagined was that they would sell their critical independence for the protective coloration afforded by a para- digm , as arguably STS has done . Hacking draws the distinction between " unmasking " and " refuting " from ...
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 |