Sergio Sismondo

An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, Second Edition reflects the latest advances in the field while continuing to provide students with a road map to the complex interdisciplinary terrain of science and technology studies. * Distinctive in its attention to both the underlying philosophical and sociological aspects of science and technology * Explores core topics such as realism and social construction, discourse and rhetoric, objectivity, and the public understanding of science * Includes numerous empirical studies and illustrative examples to elucidate the topics discussed * Now includes new material on political economies of scientific and technological knowledge, and democratizing technical decisions * Other features of the new edition include improved readability, updated references, chapter reorganization, and more material on medicine and technology

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Polity
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444315127
• Artikelnr.: 38305950

Autorenporträt

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.