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An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies 2e

Autor Sergio Sismondo
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2009
Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology, the second edition of this popular textbook provides students with an up-to-date road map of the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781405187657
ISBN-10: 1405187654
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:2 ed
Editura: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Upper level undergraduate and graduate level students taking courses in science and technology studies and the history and philosophy of science

Notă biografică

Sergio Sismondo teaches Philosophy and Sociology at Queen's University, Canada. He is the author of Science Without Myth: On Constructions, Reality, and Social Knowledge (1995), The Art of Science (with Boris Castel, 2003), and numerous articles on subjects ranging from computer simulation to pharmaceutical research.

Cuprins

Preface vii 1 The Prehistory of Science and Technology Studies 1
2 The Kuhnian Revolution 12
3 Questioning Functionalism in the Sociology of Science 23
4 Stratification and Discrimination 36
5 The Strong Programme and the Sociology of Knowledge 47
6 The Social Construction of Scientific and Technical Realities 57
7 Feminist Epistemologies of Science 72
8 Actor-Network Theory 81
9 Two Questions Concerning Technology 93
10 Studying Laboratories 106
11 Controversies 120
12 Standardization and Objectivity 136
13 Rhetoric and Discourse 148
14 The Unnaturalness of Science and Technology 157
15 The Public Understanding of Science 168
16 Expertise and Public Participation 180
17 Political Economies of Knowledge 189
References 205
Index 236