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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... Academic Division of Informa plc. Dedication This book is dedicated to the two people who. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com. Copyright Page.
... academic philosophy as Science and Technology Studies. Luckily, philosophy's most astute and potent allies are often found outside the discipline. Here I would like to thank those who, in various ways, have helped me along this ...
... academic field. It now sports its own professional societies, journals, handbooks, degree programs—not to mention funding streams and cross-disciplinary gurus like Latour and Donna Haraway. But perhaps the best sign of the field's ...
... academic careerism? Revenge for past academic disappointments? One long inside joke? A vehicle for social transformation? In what follows, it should become clear that I regard STS as a vocation that is also a vehicle for social ...
... academic. The academic response has been more muted but, for better or worse, more lasting. It involves jettisoning Plato's idea of a unified vision of reality as the basis for knowledge. Thus, one can attribute to different sectors of ...
Contents
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III 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 |