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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... practiced is much less of a threat to the future of science than scientists think . Indeed , we shall see in what follows that the Science Wars have been so far largely a comedy of errors . Neverthe- less , there is something quite ...
... practices . On the contrary , STS probably suffers from a greater lack of reflexivity than its scientific opponents ... practice's underlying knowledge claims . Yet , his account also implies an unmasking of the unmaskers , since it ...
... practices on the larger society . When scientists complain about the cynicism that STS seeds in society at - large , STS responds by pointing to all the wonderful , empirical phenomena it uncovers . When Karl Mannheim proposed that a ...
... practices . Much trickier to critique is an image that seamlessly melds aspects of science from different places and times ... practice and the stages through which it allegedly passes : a politically and metaphysical divisive prehistory ...
... practice Social backdrop Normal Science ( aka " rational " ) Method Tradition Revolutionary Science ( aka " irrational " ) Critique Disorder the critique - disorder diagonal into the concept of revolutionary 22. The Philosophy of ...
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 |