Visions of STS: Counterpoints in Science, Technology, and Society Studies (Suny Series in Science, Technology, and Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791448460 ISBN 13: 9780791448465

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2001

Synopsis

Maps interconnections between science, technology, and society in order to understand both benefits and costs.

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Review

"This is a strong survey of the field of STS. It covers a lot of ground in ten concise essays that are accessible to non-experts in the field, yet detailed and provocative enough to hold the attention of the more advanced reader." -- Joseph R. Herkert, editor of Social, Ethical, and Policy Implications of Engineering: Selected Readings

"The book is useful, in relatively specific terms (e.g., on the issue of technological determinism) in helping any reader think about the relationships of science, technology, and society. It is also useful in broader terms for those working in and thinking about STS as a field." -- Jesse S. Tatum, author of Energy Possibilities: Rethinking Alternatives and the Choice-Making Proce

About the Author

Stephen H. Cutcliffe is Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Lehigh University and coeditor of Technology and the West and Technology and American History.

Carl Mitcham is Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies at Colorado School of Mines and author of Thinking through Technology: The Path between Engineering and Philosophy.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0791448460
• ISBN 13: 9780791448465
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Cutcliffe Stephen H.