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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... problems , which 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 ...
... Problem for the Sociology of Knowledge The sociology of knowledge finds itself in a peculiar normative position . Is its object of inquiry - organized resistance to the environment - to be valorized or pathologized ? Are tribal ...
... and intellectual problems ( Collins and Pinch 1993 ) . Nevertheless , this counsel of moderation failed to prevent the outbreak of the Science Wars ( Gross and The Sociology of Knowledge : The Philosophical Backdrop to STS⚫ 15.
... problems ( i.e. , “ anomalies " ) , enough of which then gener- ate a " crisis " out of which a " revolution " and new paradigm then spring . How- ever , it is impossible to find a historically extended episode that exemplifies this ...
... problem of " rationality " in science . In a nutshell , the his- tory of modern science has thrown up two ways of conceptualizing the differ- ence between " rational " and " irrational , " each associated with a philosophical standard ...
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 |