Inventions in sociology : studies in science and society / Sal Restivo.
Restivo, Sal P.
2022
HM585
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Title Inventions in sociology : studies in science and society / Sal Restivo.
Author Restivo, Sal P.
ISBN 9789811681707 (electronic bk.)
9811681708 (electronic bk.)
9789811681714
9811681716
9789811681721
9811681724
9811681694
9789811681691
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8170-7
Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-981-16-8170-7 doi
Call Number HM585
Dewey Decimal Classification 301
Summary 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. Known for his defense of a strong social constructionist approach to the hard problems in the sociology of science, the power and range of Restivo's interests and studies are discussed in this unique text. The essays range from his introduction of the sociology of objectivity early in his career to his recent construction of a social brain paradigm. The author situates himself in the context of the leading paradigms in science studies and his relationships with leading figures in the field including Latour, Woolgar, Needham, and D.T. Campbell. The book demonstrates a general theoretical focus on the rejection of transcendence. He rejects Platonism in mathematics and socially situates consciousness, genius, and God. The author's wide ranging interdisciplinary competencies reflect classical and postmodern influences and will be an invaluable reference for researchers working in this field. 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).
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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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