Description
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.
Author: Sergio Sismondo
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 10/12/2009
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781405187657
ISBN10: 1405187654
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- 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
Author: Sergio Sismondo
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 10/12/2009
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781405187657
ISBN10: 1405187654
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
About the Author
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.