Inventions in Sociology

Studies in Science and Society

AvSal Restivo

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book presents a collection of old and new essays exploring the author’s unique contributions to the sociology of science, mathematics, logic, robotics, brain, and god.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-03-20
Mått:148 x 210 x 24 mm
Vikt:550 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:414
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811681721

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sal Restivo retired in 2017 after a career as a professor, lecturer, and occupant of endowed chairs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Brazil, and China. He is a founding member and former president of the Society for Social Studies of Science. His most recent books are Einstein’s Brain (2020) and Society and the Death of God (2021).

Innehållsförteckning

1. Paradigms and Programmes.- 2. Give Me a Laboratory and I Will Rewrite Science.- 3. Inside a Scientific Laboratory: An Ethnography of Scientific Practice.- 4. The Invention of Science: An Orientalist Perspective .- 5. The Sociology of Objectivity.- 6. Social Construction: The Fundamental Theorem.- 7. Wild Men and Winnowers: Donald T. Campbell.- 8. Cavaliers And Pointillists: Steve Woolgar.- 9. Surely, You’re Joking, Bruno Latour?.- 10. Science East & West: Joseph Needham.- 11. Dangerous Abstractions: STS and The Unabomber.- 12. The Yin And Yang Of Scientific Practice: Philosophers and Sociologists.- 13. Requiem for Plato: The Sociology of Mathematics.- 14. Your Social Brain: Searching for Mind and Consciousness in John Wayne’s America.- 15. Romancing & Dancing with Robots.- 16. Sustainable Journeys: Daedalus, Icarus, Tantalus and The Future of Science and the World.- 17. Post-Truthism: An Era or an Intellectual Strategy?.- 18. Conclusion: Paradigm For The Sociology of Knowledge.