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. |
From inside the book
... STS The Punch Line: A Sociology of Science that is not a Sociology of Knowledge 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Relativism and the Illusion of Autonomy in Science 6. STS's Janus-faced Antirealism: Relativism versus Constructivism 7. Conclusion: So is ...
... STS's most illustrious champion, Bruno Latour, at the London School of Economics. This widely watched episode of the ... STS communities, introduced in the next chapter, forms the centerpiece of this book. Although misunderstanding has ...
... STS standpoint, the patronizing attitude of continental philosophers causes them to mistake their own philosophical tail for STS's empirical dog. To their Machiavellian credit, STS researchers have remained diplomatic on this point ...
... STS researcher has “inscribed” it. STS's historical opposition to philosophy is undoubtedly related to the high proportion of the field's founders who were trained in—and subsequently disillusioned by—the natural sciences, yet without ...
... STS has tried studiously but unsuccessfully to avoid. Symbolic of this failure are the ongoing Science Wars in which the public import both of science and of STS is at once thrown into question. I focus on the role played by STS's ...
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 |