Sergio Sismondo

An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies

Ebook (PDF Format)

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. After presenting the broad historical background to the field, the book explores a variety of relevant topics, among them realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, and the role of experiment and theory. Numerous illustrative examples and empirical studies elucidate such topics as nuclear missile testing, the cold fusion controversy, tea… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4443-1512-7
EAN: 9781444315127
Produktnummer: 13895276
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'847 KB
Auflage: 2. Aufl.

Über den Autor

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.