New Frontiers in Science and Technology StudiesSteve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years. *Should science and technology be treated as separate entities?*What impact has globalization had on science and technology? *Can science be clearly distinguished from other forms of knowledge? *Does the politicization of science really matter? *Is there a role for the social regulation of scientific inquiry? *Should we be worried about research fraud? These questions are explored by examining an array of historical, philosophical and contemporary sources. Attention is paid, for example, to the Bruno Latour's The Politics of Nature as a model for science policy, as well as the global controversy surrounding Bjorn Lomborg's The Sceptical Environmentalist, which led to the dismantling and re-establishment of the Danish national research ethics board. New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies will appeal strongly to scholars and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in courses concerned with the social dimensions of science and technology, and anyone who cares about the future of science. |
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The aspect of this justification that was underplayed by Aristotle, at least vis-à-vis
his teacher Plato, is that such inquiry is likely to yield insights whose practical
significance may not be immediately apparent because they open up realms of ...
The aspect of this justification that was underplayed by Aristotle, at least vis-à-vis
his teacher Plato, is that such inquiry is likely to yield insights whose practical
significance may not be immediately apparent because they open up realms of ...
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Indeed, at least one prominent member of the field, Daryl Chubin, was a senior
analyst at OTA when its reports contributed to the demise of the overspending
Supercollider. Although Mooney is right that both the NAS and OTA have often
found ...
Indeed, at least one prominent member of the field, Daryl Chubin, was a senior
analyst at OTA when its reports contributed to the demise of the overspending
Supercollider. Although Mooney is right that both the NAS and OTA have often
found ...
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people. And, at least in the US, the ballot box more reliably removes sub-optimal
politicians than peer review identifies sub-optimal science. Second, even the
most competent scientists have rarely agreed on policy direction. While this may
be ...
people. And, at least in the US, the ballot box more reliably removes sub-optimal
politicians than peer review identifies sub-optimal science. Second, even the
most competent scientists have rarely agreed on policy direction. While this may
be ...
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Contents
List of Tables and Boxes | 1 |
Sciences Need for Revolution | 11 |
Sciences Need for Unity | 53 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies |
| Author | Steve Fuller |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Wiley, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0745636934, 9780745636931 |
| Length | 240 pages |
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