Legitimizing scientific knowledge : an introduction to Steve Fuller's social epistemology / Francis Remedios.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Remedios, Francis, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fuller, Steve, 1959-.

Fuller, Steve.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Social epistemology.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

xii, 143 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2003]

Contents:

1. Fuller's Social Epistemology and Naturalistic Epistemology 11

1. Introduction: The Legitimation Project 11

2. Naturalistic Epistemology as a Response to the Epistemic Circle 13

3. Minimal and Maximal Social Epistemologies 15

4. Embodiment of Knowledge 18

5. Fuller's Normative Project 20

2. Interest-Oriented Social Epistemology 29

2. The Sociology of Knowledge 29

3. Epistemology Socialized

The Strong Program 30

4. The Influence of Wittgenstein on the Strong Program 33

5. The Strong Program and Naturalism 34

6. The Strong Program and Kuhn 39

7. The Strong Program and Relativism 40

8. Criticisms of the Strong Program 40

9. Fuller on Relativism 43

3. Politically Oriented Social Epistemologies 47

2. Rouse's Criticisms of the Legitimation Project 47

3. Rouse's Alternative Position: A Deflationary Notion of Scientific Knowledge as Practice 49

4. Fuller's Position 51

5. Fuller vs. Rouse 56

6. Solving the Problem of Epistemic Sovereignty 58

4. The Role of Norms in Science and Science Policy 63

2. The Problem of Cognitive Bias 64

3. Quine's Engineering Option 65

4. Fuller's Hypothetically Naturalistic Conception of Norms 65

5. Fuller's Genealogical Account of Epistemic Norms 67

6. Fuller on Kuhn's Antinormativity 68

7. Knowledge Policy 71

8. Fuller's Knowledge Policy Analyst 74

9. Two Types of Hypothetical Policy Norms 75

10. Roth's Criticisms of Fuller's Norms 76

11. Rouse's Criticisms of Fuller's Notion of Knowledge Policy 78

12. The Governance of Science 79

5. Instrumental Rationality, Success of Science, and Accountability in Science 85

2. Instrumental Rationality 86

3. Arguments against Scientific Realism and Convergent Realism on the Success of Science 87

4. Invisible Hand Explanations for the Success of Science 93

5. Science Accounting 95

6. Truth-Oriented Social Epistemology and Final Considerations 103

2. Epistemic Circle 104

3. Epistemic Norms 104

4. Reflexivity 106

5. Comparison to Truth-Oriented Social Epistemology 106

6. Fuller on Kuhn 112

7. An Amendment to Fuller's Notion of the Knowledge Policy Analyst 116

8. Significance of Fuller's Politically Oriented Epistemology 117.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-137) and index.

ISBN:

0739106678

OCLC:

52258311