The knowledge book : key concepts in philosophy, science and culture / Steve Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Steve, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social epistemology.

Knowledge, Sociology of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Durham : Acumen Publishing, 2007.

Summary:

The Knowledge Book is a unique interdisciplinary reference work for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. It is the first work of its kind to be organized on the assumption that whatever else knowledge might be, it is intrinsically social. The book consists of over 40 alphabetically arranged entries on key concepts at the intersection of philosophy and sociology – what used to be called “sociology of knowledge” but is now increasingly called “social epistemology”. The entries include concepts common to disciplines that in recent years have devoted more of their attention to knowledge: cultural studies, communication studies, information science, education, policy studies and business studies. Special attention is given to concepts from the emerging field of science and technology studies. Each entry presents a short, self-contained essay providing an overview of a concept and concludes with suggestions for further reading. All the entries are fully cross-referenced, allowing readers to both make connections and follow their own interests.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Analytic social epistemology; Common sense versus collective memory; Consensus versus dissent; Criticism; Disciplinarity versus interdisciplinarity; Epistemic justice; Evolution; Expertise; Explaining the cognitive content of science; Explaining the normative structure of science; Feminism; Folk epistemology; Free enquiry; Historiography; Information science; Knowledge management; Knowledge policy; Knowledge society; Kuhn, Popper and logical positivism; Mass media; Multiculturalism; Naturalism; Normativity

Philosophy versus sociology Postmodernism; Progress; Rationality; Relativism versus constructivism; Religion; Rhetoric; Science and technology studies; Science as a social movement; Science wars; Social capital versus public good; Social constructivism; Social epistemology; Social science; Sociology of knowledge; Translation; Truth, reliability and the ends of knowledge; Universalism versus relativism; University; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-219) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-71188-5

1-84465-394-3

1-317-49327-3

1-282-94342-1

9786612943423

1-317-49328-1

9781315711881

OCLC:

1199302137