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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... truth- oriented " about the activities our 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 ...
... Truth and Logic ( 1936 ) , lives on . Analytic philosophers hone this mind - set by trying their arguments in the company of students who together beat the arguments into publishable submission . There is a brutally democratic character ...
... truth " of an idea and " determining the function " it exercises . In denying the truth of an idea , I still presuppose it as a " thesis " and thus put myself upon the theoretical ( and nothing but theoretical ) basis as the one on ...
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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 |