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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... simply be reduced to misunderstanding. On the one hand, STS has developed sophisticated tools for analyzing the role of science and technology in society but it remains studiously deaf to the normative implications of its analyses ...
... simply not be doing her job , which is to study science as a concrete human activity . What we find is that science is not a clearly defined activity . Rather , it is many different activities that are typically connected more to their ...
... simply the result of perverse readings of what STS researchers say . However , the legitimate bone of contention can be summed up in the following proposition : practicing scientists are only a fraction of those who contribute to what ...
... simply be reduced to misunderstanding . On the one hand , STS has developed sophisti- cated tools for analyzing the role of science and technology in society but it remains studiously deaf to the normative implications of its analyses ...
... simply decided to build dogmatically upon what they believe in common about the world . To be sure , STS has convinced many younger philosophers of science of this point - of - view . They are the self- described " underlaborers " in ...
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 |