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Beyond the science wars : the missing discourse about science and society / edited by Ullica Segerstråle.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- SUNY series in science, technology, and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Social aspects.
- Science.
- Science and state.
- Physical Description:
- x, 238 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- Beyond the Science Wars offers a broad contextualization of the "Science Wars" -- an ongoing debate between scientists and social scientists over the nature and meaning of science -- from interdisciplinary sociological, historical, scientific, political, and cultural perspectives. Beyond providing an understanding of the conflict itself, this book presents the comments of two science and technology studies' (STS) "founding fathers" (Bernard Barber and John Ziman), a scientist's protest that STS has abandoned its original mission, a historian's view of the fluctuating social support for science, and a sociologist's analysis of the motives of "anti-antiscience warriors".
- Contents:
- 1. Science and Science Studies: Enemies or Allies? / Ullica Segerstrale 1
- Contextualizing the "Science Wars" 1
- The Constructivist Critique 3
- 1994
- The Annus Horribilis and After 6
- Why the Constructivist Position Bothers Scientists 7
- Who Has the Right to Criticize Science? A Hidden Issue in the Science Wars 12
- The Meaning of Alan Sokal's Hoax 14
- Who Owns the History of Science? The Aftermath of the Sokal Hoax 18
- The Science Wars Continue: Closing in on Science Studies 21
- Plan of the Book 25
- Bringing the Scientist Back In 28
- 2. Antiscience in Current Science and Technology Studies / Henry H. Bauer 41
- Recent Developments 42
- Is There Really Antagonism against Science in STS? 42
- The Fact of Antiscientific Sentiment 42
- Antiscientific Sentiment in Perspective 44
- Incomprehension of Science 46
- Hypocrisy: Preaching versus Practice 47
- The Purpose of STS 49
- How Did STS Come into Being? 49
- My Intellectual Dissatisfaction with Current STS 50
- Disciplinary Dilemmas 53
- Under What Circumstances Is STS Likely to Thrive? 54
- 3. Some Patterns and Processes in the Development of a Scientific Sociology of Science: Notes from a Sixty-Year Memoir / Bernard Barber 63
- Writing the History of Social Studies of Science 64
- The Application of General Social System Theory 64
- The Political and Ideological Response 65
- The Influence of Nonsystematic Theories 66
- No Theory at All: The Importance of a Striking Empirical Fact 67
- The Importance of New Research Methods 68
- The Weakness of "The Strong Program" 69
- The Cross-Fertilization of Sociological Specialties 70
- The Cross-Fertilization of Disciplines 71
- The Importance of Values and Ideologies 72
- In Brief Conclusion 72
- 4. Anti-Antiscience: A Phenomenon in Search of an Explanation Part I. Anatomy of Recent "Antiscience" Allegations / Ullica Segerstrale 75
- Taking the Science Warriors Seriously 76
- The Varieties of "Antiscience" 78
- Can Scientists Be Antiscience? The Link between the Science Wars and Recent Nature-Nurture Debates 83
- Karl Popper's Adverse Effect on the British Science Budget: A Thesis in 1980s Britain 87
- 5. Anti-Antiscience: A Phenomenon in Search of an Explanation Part II. The Conflict about the Social Role of Science / Ullica Segerstrale 101
- The Struggle about the Cultural Meaning of Science 101
- "Antiscience" as a Heuristic Device 105
- The Political Meaning of Scientific Objectivity 107
- The Missing Reason in the Science Wars 112
- 6. Visions of Science in the Twentieth Century / Valery Cholakov 123
- Changing Views of Science 123
- Science: The Endless Frontier 124
- Science: A Direct Productive Force 125
- The Science of Science 126
- Chemistry: The Land of Opportunity 127
- Science: A Dangerous Power 129
- The End of Big Science 131
- Redefining Science 132
- 7. Postacademic Science: Constructing Knowledge with Networks and Norms / John Ziman 135
- Science as a Cultural Form 135
- Academic Science 136
- Elements of the Scientific Ethos 136
- CUDOS Institutionalized 138
- New Modes of Knowledge Production 139
- Networking Intellectual Property 141
- Problem Solving in Local Contexts 142
- Incorporating Interests into Knowledge 143
- Who Sets the Problem? 144
- What Counts as Excellence? 145
- From Specialized Knowledge to Expertise 146
- Where Do the Pipers Collect Their Paychecks? 146
- Postindustrial Science 147
- Postmodern Knowledge 149
- Epistemic Features of Mode 2 150
- What Price Objectivity? 152
- 8. A Social Theory of Objectivity / Stephan Fuchs 155
- The Many Meanings of Objectivity 155
- Objectivity as Rhetoric 158
- Objectivity as Power 159
- The Standpoint Paradox 161
- Some Empirical Difficulties with the Critical Theory 163
- Objectivity and Social Status 165
- Some Suggestions for a New Objectivity 166
- Objectivity as Medium 169
- The Binding Effects of Objectivity 172
- Trusting 174
- Some Possible Objections 176
- 9. Science Studies through the Looking Glass: An Intellectual Itinerary / Steve Fuller 185
- The Science Wars: A Conflict Waiting to Happen 186
- The Prehistory of the Science Wars 186
- STS's Induction into the "Academic Left" (and My Induction into STS) 191
- The Battle of Britain 197
- The Sokal Hoax 201
- What Should Have Been Done? What Can Be Done? 206.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0791446174
- 0791446182
- OCLC:
- 42682853
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