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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... skepticism about its long - term consequences . How should one respond to these mixed signals of science's social standing ? The scientific community has a characteristic way of handling the matter . The expression " public ...
... skepticism . " ( This is the default strategy of even the more informed and sophisticated versions : e.g. , Brown ... Skeptic or the Self - Refuting Relativist , only now papered over with a stock set of surgically removed quotes from ...
... skepticism—that provided an allegedly sociological gloss on Mannheim's justification. This general line of reasoning came to be seriously challenged in the late-1970s from two sources, one conceptual and one empirical, which together ...
... skepticism that provided an allegedly sociological gloss on Mannheim's justification . This general line of reasoning came to be seriously challenged in the late - 1970s from two sources , one conceptual and one empirical , which ...
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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 |