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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... Scientific Field Site 8. Making Philosophy Safe for STS: The Rise of the Underlaborer 9. Philosophy by Sociological Means: STS as Fieldwork 10. STS Catches Philosophy by the Achilles' Heel: The Problem of Replication What Is Living and ...
... Scientific Puritanism The Secularization of Science as a Precondition to its Re-enchantment Re-enchanting Science with a Vengeance: Gnostic Scientism Prolegomena to the Hidden History of Gnostic Biology Distinguishing the Enchanted and ...
... scientific equations and theories, let alone explain their relevance to anything. Almost all have entered a place ofworship, but at most one or two have been inside a place of research, a laboratory. What happens in my classroom is part ...
... 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 ordinary people with a good deal of intelligence. The power of ...
... scientific and STS communities, introduced in the next chapter, forms the centerpiece of this book. Although misunderstanding has been rampant on all sides, especially as the conflict snowballed into the mass media, the continuing ...
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 |