Overview
- Offers a critical overview of the main figures in Science and Technology Studies
- Provides a historical and social setting for the emergence of Science and Technology Studies that makes this phenomenon more transparent to newcomers to the field
- Points to fruitful lines of development for Science and Technology Studies in the future
Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 348)
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Steven Fuller, Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
"Drawing from experience, writing about the philosophical dimensions of STS theorists can be difficult. Selecting which figures are interesting enough to stand in as proxies for a diverse field while clarifying the philosophical dimensions of their collective thinking within the parameters of an intellectually rich, unified theme—here, naturalism—is downright challenging. Accomplishing both goals without lapsing into esoteric jargon that will delight a small cohort of readers but ultimately alienate a more generalized readership is practically impossible. I’m delighted to report that Prof. Collin succeeds in accomplishing all of these goals, and does so admirably—better than anyone else I’ve encountered in the secondary literature."
Evan Selinger, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
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Book Title: Science Studies as Naturalized Philosophy
Authors: Finn Collin
Series Title: Synthese Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9741-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9740-8Published: 28 October 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3389-3Published: 01 December 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9741-5Published: 22 October 2010
Series ISSN: 0166-6991
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 250
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Methodology of the Social Sciences