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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... Traditions The idea that there is a sociological component to knowledge is at least as old as Plato's Republic . Indeed , Plato's assumptions only came to be ques- tioned seriously in the late - nineteenth century . Plato assumed that ...
... traditions , French and German . Both came to fruition in the period 1890–1930 . They are based on the proximity of knowers in space and time , respectively . Thus , the French tradition focused on how people of different origins who ...
... tradition has been applied quite generally to cover the social construction of philosophical ( Collins 1998 ) and scientific ( Bloor 1976 ) knowledge . One striking and celebrated application of the French tradition was made by a Polish ...
... traditions , the sociology of knowledge tended to " demystify " the forms of knowledge it studied by focusing on the relationship between know- ers ' words and deeds . There usually proved to be a discrepancy , often system- atic ...
... Tradition Disorder Table 2 Philosophy of Science after Kuhn Phases of Science Research practice Social backdrop Normal Science ( aka " rational " ) Method Tradition Revolutionary Science ( aka " irrational " ) Critique Disorder the ...
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 |