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. |
From inside the book
... Technology Studies 1 II The Sociology of Knowledge: The Philosophical Backdrop to STS Philosophical Foundations and Main Sociological Traditions Science as a Special Problem for the Sociology of Knowledge Kuhn's Checkered Legacy to STS ...
... Science and Technology Studies. Luckily, philosophy's most astute and potent allies are often found outside the discipline. Here I would like to thank those who, in various ways, have helped me along this difficult passage. First, I ...
... ? The scientific community has a characteristic way of handling the matter. The expression “public understanding of science” sums it 1 I Introduction: The Conspicuous Absence of Philosophy from Science and Technology Studies.
... science, to know it is to love it. Therefore, any dissatisfaction with science must be the result of ignorance. Innocent schoolteachers are then browbeaten for not infusing youngsters with the spirit of ... Science and Technology Studies.
... Science Wars” did little to relieve the tensions (Fuller and Collier 2004, introd.). This field-defining conflict between the scientific and STS communities, introduced in the next chapter, forms the ... Science and Technology Studies.
Contents
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III 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 |