The Philosophy of Science and Technology StudiesAs 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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STS tries to understand and sometimes influence this undeniable sea change in public attitudes. But what exactly do STS researchers do — and why does it seem to bother scientists so much? We apply the theories and methods of the ...
STS had nothing to do with the PR disasters associated with research into AIDS and BSE (i.e. bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a.k.a 'mad cow disease'). However, some knowledge of STS might actually help scientists cope with why the ...
Although misunderstanding has been rampant on all sides, especially as the conflict snowballed into the mass media, the continuing tensions between scientists and STS researchers cannot simply be reduced to misunderstanding.
Most blatantly, STS journals enjoy what scientometricians call "high impact factors" as a result of the sometimes spontaneous, but sometimes editorially encouraged, tendency of researchers to cite colleagues who publish in the same ...
While philosophers and STS researchers have a keen eye for one another's flaws, the difference between them is such that philosophers are much less motivated than STS researchers to tell their side of the story of their dispute.
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Contents
| 11 | |
5 | 39 |
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 |
14 | 190 |
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| Title | The Philosophy of Science and Technology Studies |
| Author | Steve Fuller |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1135375399, 9781135375393 |
| Length | 208 pages |
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