Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge: The Coming of Science and Technology Studies

by Steve Fuller and James H. Collier

Book Overview

Steve Fuller argues that the methods used in the emerging discipline of science and technology studies (STS) are potential tools for breaking down communication barriers that exist between disciplines within the academy, and between the academy and society. He contends that STS scholars have empirically established the constructed character of academic knowledge, and he calls for all scholars to acknowledge the rhetorical component of knowledge production...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299137740
• ISBN13: 9780299137748
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 421 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"