Controversial Science

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Thomas Brante is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Steve Fuller is Associate Professor at the Center for Study... Lees meer

Women in Engineering

Judith S McIlwee, J Gregg Robinson

• Hardcover | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Who are the women who became engineers in the 1970s and 1980s? How have they fared in the most male-dominated profession in America? This is the first... Lees meer

Science, Technology, and Democracy

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Activists, scientists, and scholars in the social sciences and humanities explore in productive dialogue what it means to democratize science and tech... Lees meer

Human Posture

John A Schumacher

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• Schumacher has written a provocative work in the philosophy of science. In presenting posture as the most important aspect of life, Schumacher examine... Lees meer

The ABC of Armageddon

Peter H Denton

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• Peter H. Denton explores Bertrand Russell's attempt to articulate the kind of world he thought possible and the world he feared in the aftermath of Wo... Lees meer

Scientific Knowledge in Controversy

Brian Martin

• Hardcover | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Scientific Knowledge in Controversy: The Social Dynamics of the Fluoridation Debate is a study of today's most heated and long-lived health controvers... Lees meer

Knowledge Without Expertise

Raphael Sassower

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• Raphael Sassower is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Lees meer

Science, Paradox, and the Moebius Principle

Steven M Rosen

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• Science, Paradox, and the Moebius Principle confronts basic anomalies in the foundations of contemporary knowledge. Steven M. Rosen deals with paradox... Lees meer

Peerless Science

Daryl E Chubin, Edward J Hackett

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• This book examines the structure and operation of peer review as a family of quality control mechanisms and looks at the burdens placed on the various... Lees meer

Math Worlds

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Sal Restivo is Professor of Sociology and Science Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of The Social Relations of Physics, My... Lees meer

Human Sciences

Jens Hoyrup

• Hardcover | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Human Sciences assesses the importance and value of the humanities historically and philosophically, and makes the case for treating them as sciences.... Lees meer

The Science of Empire

Zaheer Baber

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Zaheer Baber is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. Lees meer

Ecologies of Knowledge

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Susan Leigh Star is Associate Professor of Sociology and faculty affiliate in Women's Studies and Computer Science at the University of Illinois, Urba... Lees meer

Energy Possibilities

Jesse S Tatum

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Examines the current and prospective energy sources and choices from the perspectives of science, technology, and social studies. Lees meer

In Measure, Number, and Weight

Jens Hoyrup

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Jens Hoyrup is Professor in the Department of Languages and Culture at Roskilde University in Denmark. Lees meer

Degrees of Compromise

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Jennifer Croissant is Assistant Professor in the Program on Culture, Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Arizona. Sal Restivo is Pro... Lees meer

The Professional Quest for Truth

Stephan Fuchs

• Hardcover | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• This book argues that the power of science as the most respected and authoritative world view is based on its superior material and organizational res... Lees meer

The Value of Convenience

Thomas F Tierney

• Hardcover | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• In this volume, Tierney identifies convenience as the value of central importance to the development of modern technical culture. While revealing mode... Lees meer

In and about the World

Hans Radder

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• Hans Radder is in the Philosophy Department at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He has also written The Material Realization of Science... Lees meer

Degrees of Compromise

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• Degrees of Compromise probes the convergence of for-profit business collaborations with higher education. Interdisciplinary in scope, the collection q... Lees meer

Mistaken Identity

Leslie Brothers

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• Neuroscientist Leslie Brothers argues that our understanding of the brain is determined by popular beliefs about the mind. She critiques "neuroism," w... Lees meer

Human Sciences

Jens Hoyrup

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Jens Hoyrup is Professor in the Section for Philosophy and Science Studies at Roskilde University in Denmark and the author of In Measure, Number, and... Lees meer

Science Without Myth

Sergio Sismondo

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Sergio Sismondo is William Webster Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University, Canada. Lees meer

Mistaken Identity

Leslie Brothers

• Paperback | Engels | Suny Science, Technology, and Society
• Leslie Brothers is a private consultant in Los Angeles and the author of Friday's Footprint: How Society Shapes the Human Mind . Lees meer