HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -Volume IVPablo Lorenzano, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, Eduardo Ortiz and Carlos Delfino Galles EOLSS Publications, 2010 M09 27 - 412 páginas
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology is a component of Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias.
The Theme on History and Philosophy of Science and Technology in four volumes covers several topics such as: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science; The Nature and Structure of Scientific Theories Natural Science; A Short History of Molecular Biology; The Structure of the Darwinian Argument In The Origin of Species; History of Measurement Theory; Episodes of XX Century Cosmology: A Historical Approach; Philosophy of Economics; Social Sciences: Historical And Philosophical Overview of Methods And Goals; Introduction to Ethics of Science and Technology; The Ethics of Science and Technology; The Control of Nature and the Origins of The Dichotomy Between Fact And Value; Science and Empires: The Geo-Epistemic Location of Knowledge; Science and Religion; Scientific Knowledge and Religious Knowledge - Significant Epistemological Reference Points; Thing Called Philosophy of Technology; Transitions from Function-Oriented To Effect-Oriented Technologies. Some Thought on the Nature of Modern Technology; Technical Agency and Sources of Technological Pessimism
These four volumes are aimed at a broad spectrum of audiences: University and College Students, Educators and Research Personnel. |
Contenido
THE GEOEPISTEMIC LOCATION OF KNOWLEDGE | 20 |
WHAT IS THAT THING CALLED PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNOLOGY? | 47 |
TRANSITIONS FROM FUNCTIONORIENTED TO EFFECTORIENTED TECHNOLOGIES SOME THOUGHTS ON THE NATURE OF MODERN ... | 82 |
TECHNICAL AGENCY AND SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGICAL PESSIMISM | 113 |
NONWESTERN SCIENCEMINING CIVILIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE | 132 |
SOCIAL SCIENCES SCIENCE POLICY STUDIES SCIENCE POLICYMAKING | 158 |
JOBS WORK KNOWLEDGE AND VALUES | 176 |
THE NEW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY | 189 |
A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW | 208 |
TECHNOLOGY | 233 |
SCIENCE GOVERNANCE COMPLEXITY AND KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT | 253 |
NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH | 282 |
PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE | 308 |