Sociology, science, and the end of philosophy : how society shapes brains, gods, maths, and logics / Sal Restivo.
2017
B791
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Title
Sociology, science, and the end of philosophy : how society shapes brains, gods, maths, and logics / Sal Restivo.
Author
Restivo, Sal P., author.
ISBN
9781349951604 (electronic book)
1349951609 (electronic book)
9781349951598
1349951595
1349951609 (electronic book)
9781349951598
1349951595
Published
London : Palgrave MacMillan [2017].
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (335 pages)
Call Number
B791
Dewey Decimal Classification
190
Summary
This book offers a unique analysis of how ideas about science and technology in the public and scientific imaginations (in particular about maths, logic, the gene, the brain, god, and robots) perpetuate the false reality that values and politics are separate from scientific knowledge and its applications. These ideas are reinforced by cultural myths about free will and individualism. Restivo makes a compelling case for a synchronistic approach in the study of these notoriously 'hard' cases, arguing that their significance reaches far beyond the realms of science and technology, and that their sociological and political ramifications are of paramount importance in our global society. This innovative work deals with perennial problems in the social sciences, philosophy, and the history of science and religion, and will be of special interest to professionals in these fields, as well as scholars of science and technology studies.
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This book offers a unique analysis of how ideas about science and technology in the public and scientific imaginations (in particular about maths, logic, the gene, the brain, god, and robots) perpetuate the false reality that values and politics are separate from scientific knowledge and its applications. These ideas are reinforced by cultural myths about free will and individualism. Restivo makes a compelling case for a synchronistic approach in the study of these notoriously 'hard' cases, arguing that their significance reaches far beyond the realms of science and technology, and that their sociological and political ramifications are of paramount importance in our global society. This innovative work deals with perennial problems in the social sciences, philosophy, and the history of science and religion, and will be of special interest to professionals in these fields, as well as scholars of science and technology studies.
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