Bøker av Steve Fuller

The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions.

An original and path-breaking exploration of man's quest to define knowledge in the modern age.

This edition shifts focus slightly to balance the discussions of theory and practice, and the writing style is oriented to advanced students. Discussion questions are included to support classroom use.

Contends that our continuing faith in science in the face of its actual history is best understood as the secular residue of a religiously inspired belief in divine providence.

Presents an interdisciplinary reference work suitable for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. This book consists of 42 alphabetically arranged entries on key concepts at the intersection of philosophy and sociology - what used to be called "sociology of knowledge" but is now increasingly called "social epistemology".

For centuries, science and religion have been portrayed as diametrically opposed. In this provocative new book, Steve Fuller examines the apparent clash between science and religion by focusing on the heated debates about evolution and intelligent design theory. In so doing, he claims that science vs. religion is in fact a false dichotomy.

Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years.

Suitable for both academics and practitioners of knowledge management (KM), this book highlights the ways in which KM has challenged the values associated with knowledge. It includes a chapter on the revolution in intellectual property and an evaluation of peer review as a quality control mechanism.

Wright Mills' classic The Sociological Imagination has inspired generations of students to study Sociology. However, it is nearly half a century old. What would a book address, aiming to attract and inform students today? This book sets the agenda for imagining Sociology in the 21st century.

Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a field that explores the relationship between science and technology, and the ways they shape, structure and reorient the society. This book gives an account of the underlying philosophical character, assumptions, and implications of STS, and its relationship to traditional and contemporary philosophy.

An academic counterpart to Machiavelli's The Prince, this is a witty and controversial examination of the current crisis in higher education

A powerful, polemical and at times controversial sociological exploration of academic and intellectual life. Is public intellectual life 'bullshit' as Fuller suggests?