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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Steve Fuller. was held together by the integration of different class - based forms of knowl- edge . Each form of knowledge , the realization of an innate capacity , was supposed to provide access to a unified vision of reality in a ...
... knowledge is meant to complement , not replace , the psychology of normal thought processes ( or “ logic ... forms of knowledge eligible for sociological scrutiny . Reflecting his original training in physics , Pareto declared that ...
... forms of knowledge were held accountable for all the consequences of their actions , both intended and unintended . If scientists were likewise held to this broader standard , then they too might not appear so " rational , " or at least ...
... knowledge or a reliable tech- nique ? Were the numbers large , STS would not ... knowledge informs their situation than have their sociological opponents . Scientists ... form ? Thomas Kuhn - still the philosopher of choice in pub- lic ...
... form of rationality that served only to undermine Popper's modest ver- sion ... knowledge - expressed arguments to possible refutation , then little could ... knowledge claims simply as expressed is to ignore the conflicting motives that ...
Contents
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A Sociology of Science that | 28 |
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 |