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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Some have even become underlaborers for STS itself, busying themselves clarifying concepts like "practice" and "model" that routinely arise in the field's empirical inquiries (e.g., Sismondo 2004, but already criticized in Turner 1994).
Thus, while continental philosophers have been generally more receptive than analytic ones to STS themes and concepts, that is only because they see in STS research "applications" or "extensions" of ideas that are already present in ...
... who in a popular book first published in the 1930s explained the discovery of the syphilis vaccine in terms of "thought collectives" that many believe anticipated Thomas Kuhn's (1970) influential concept of "paradigms.
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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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