Beyond the Science Wars: The Missing

Contextualizes the "Science Wars" from interdisciplinary sociological, historical, scientific, political, & cultural perspectives.

Preface

ix

Science and Science Studies: Enemies or Allies?

1

(40)

Ullica Segerstrale

Contextualizing the ``Science Wars''

1

(2)

The Constructivist Critique

3

(3)

1994-The Annus Horribilis and After

6

(1)

Why the Constructivist Position Bothers Scientists

7

(5)

Who Has the Right to Criticize Science? A Hidden Issue in the Science Wars

12

(2)

The Meaning of Alan Sokal's Hoax

14

(4)

Who Owns the History of Science? The Aftermath of the Sokal Hoax

18

(3)

The Science Wars Continue: Closing in on Science Studies

21

(4)

Plan of the Book

25

(3)

Bringing the Scientist Back In

28

(13)

Antiscience in Current Science and Technology Studies

41

(22)

Henry H. Bauer

Recent Developments

42

(1)

Is There Really Antagonism against Science in STS?

42

(7)

The Fact of Antiscientific Sentiment

42

(2)

Antiscientific Sentiment in Perspective

44

(2)

Incomprehension of Science

46

(1)

Hypocrisy: Preaching versus Practice

47

(2)

The Purpose of STS

49

(5)

How Did STS Come into Being?

49

(1)

My Intellectual Dissatisfaction with Current STS

50

(3)

Disciplinary Dilemmas

53

(1)

Under What Circumstances Is STS Likely to Thrive?

54

(9)

Some Patterns and Processes in the Development of a Scientific Sociology of Science: Notes from a Sixty-Year Memoir

63

(12)

Bernard Barber

Writing the History of Social Studies of Science

64

(1)

The Application of General Social System Theory

64

(1)

The Political and Ideological Response

65

(1)

The Influence of Nonsystematic Theories

66

(1)

No Theory at All: The Importance of a Striking Empirical Fact

67

(1)

The Importance of New Research Methods

68

(1)

The Weakness of ``The Strong Program''

69

(1)

The Cross-Fertilization of Sociological Specialties

70

(1)

The Cross-Fertilization of Disciplines

71

(1)

The Importance of Values and Ideologies

72

(1)

In Brief Conclusion

72

(3)

Anti-Antiscience: A Phenomenon in Search of an Explanation Part I. Anatomy of Recent ``Antiscience'' Allegations

75

(26)

Ullica Segerstrale

Taking the Science Warriors Seriously

76

(2)

The Varieties of ``Antiscience''

78

(5)

Can Scientists Be Antiscience? The Link between the Science Wars and Recent Nature-Nurture Debates

83

(4)

Karl Popper's Adverse Effect on the British Science Budget: A Thesis in 1980s Britain

87

(14)

Anti-Antiscience: A Phenomenon in Search of an Explanation Part II. The Conflict about the Social Role of Science

101

(22)

Ullica Segerstrale

The Struggle about the Cultural Meaning of Science

101

(4)

``Antiscience'' as a Heuristic Device

105

(2)

The Political Meaning of Scientific Objectivity

107

(5)

The Missing Reason in the Science Wars

112

(11)

Visions of Science in the Twentieth Century

123

(12)

Valery Cholakov

Changing Views of Science

123

(1)

Science: The Endless Frontier

124

(1)

Science: A Direct Productive Force

125

(1)

The Science of Science

126

(1)

Chemistry: The Land of Opportunity

127

(2)

Science: A Dangerous Power

129

(2)

The End of Big Science

131

(1)

Redefining Science

132

(3)

Postacademic Science: Constructing Knowledge with Networks and Norms

135

(20)

John Ziman

Science as a Cultural Form

135

(1)

Academic Science

136

(1)

Elements of the Scientific Ethos

136

(2)

CUDOS Institutionalized

138

(1)

New Modes of Knowledge Production

139

(2)

Networking Intellectual Property

141

(1)

Problem Solving in Local Contexts

142

(1)

Incorporating Interests into Knowledge

143

(1)

Who Sets the Problem?

144

(1)

What Counts as Excellence?

145

(1)

From Specialized Knowledge to Expertise

146

(1)

Where Do the Pipers Collect Their Paychecks?

146

(1)

Postindustrial Science

147

(2)

Postmodern Knowledge

149

(1)

Epistemic Features of Mode 2

150

(2)

What Price Objectivity?

152

(3)

A Social Theory of Objectivity

155

(30)

Stephan Fuchs

The Many Meanings of Objectivity

155

(3)

Objectivity as Rhetoric

158

(1)

Objectivity as Power

159

(2)

The Standpoint Paradox

161

(2)

Some Empirical Difficulties with the Critical Theory

163

(2)

Objectivity and Social Status

165

(1)

Some Suggestions for a New Objectivity

166

(3)

Objectivity as Medium

169

(3)

The Binding Effects of Objectivity

172

(2)

Trusting

174

(2)

Some Possible Objections

176

(1)

Conclusion

177

(8)

Science Studies through the Looking Glass: An Intellectual Itinerary

185

(34)

Steve Fuller

The Science Wars: A Conflict Waiting to Happen

186

(1)

The Prehistory of the Science Wars

186

(5)

STS's Induction into the ``Academic Left'' (and My Induction into STS)

191

(6)

The Battle of Britain

197

(4)

The Sokal Hoax

201

(5)

What Should Have Been Done? What Can Be Done?

206

(13)

Contributors

219

(2)

Index

221

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Beyond the Science Wars: The Missing Discourse About Science and Society

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