Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: steve fuller

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  • PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ITS DISCONTENTS
    STEVE FULLER
    The most important and exciting recent development in the philosophy of science is its merging with the sociology of scientific knowledge. Here is the first text book to make this development available. ...

    $1,200.00

  • KNOWLEDGE
    STEVE FULLER
    The theory of knowledge, or epistemology, is often regarded as a dry topic that bears little relation to actual knowledge practices. Knowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History addresses this perception by showing the roots, developments and prospects of modern epistemology from its beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day. Beginning with an introduction to the...

    $1,480.00

  • SCIENCE
    STEVE FULLER
    In this challenging and provocative book, Steve Fuller 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. Our faith in science is the promise of a life as it shall be, as science will make it one day. Just as men once put their faith in God's activity in...

    $1,160.00

  • THE KNOWLEDGE BOOK
    STEVE FULLER
    "The Knowledge Book" is a unique interdisciplinary reference work for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. It is the first work of its kind to be organized on the assumption that whatever else knowledge might be, it is intrinsically social. The book consists of 42 alphabetically arranged entries on key concepts at the intersection of philosophy and s...

    $1,160.00

  • THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
    STEVE FULLER
    As the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) has become more established, it has increasingly hidden its philosophical roots. While the trend is typical of disciplines striving for maturity, Steve Fuller, a leading figure in the field, argues that STS has much to lose if it abandons philosophy. In his characteristically provocative style, he offers the first sustained t...

    $1,160.00

  • KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOUNDATIONS
    STEVE FULLER
    'Knowledge Management Foundations' is just what it claims, the first attempt to provide a secure intellectual footing for the myriad of practices called "knowledge management." A breath of fresh air from the usual KM gurus, Fuller openly admits that the advent of KM is a mixed blessing that often amounts to the conduct of traditional management by subtler means. However, Fuller...

    $1,360.00

  • THE SOCIOLOGY OF INTELLECTUAL LIFE
    STEVE FULLER
    The Sociology of Intellectual Life outlines a social theory of knowledge for the 21st century. With characteristic subtlety and verve, Steve Fuller deals directly with a world in which it is no longer taken for granted that universities and academics are the best places and people to embody the life of the mind. While Fuller defends academic privilege, he takes very seriously t...

    $3,006.20

  • PHILOSOPHY, RHETORIC, AND THE END OF KNOWLEDGE
    STEVE FULLER / JAMES H. COLLIER
    In this second edition of Steve Fuller's original work Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge: A New Beginning for Science and Technology Studies, James Collier joins Fuller in developing an updated and accessible version of Fuller's classic volume. The new edition shifts focus slightly to balance the discussions of theory and practice, and the writing style is oriented...

    $1,380.00

  • THE ACADEMIC CAESAR
    STEVE FULLER
    Aimed directly at those who aspire to be university leaders in these turbulent times, and written as an academic counterpart to Machiavelli′s The Prince, The Academic Caesar explores four themes that are central to the contemporary university:  its Caesar-leaders, its economics, its disciplines, and whether academics have a future in the universities. Drawing on a wealth of exp...

    $1,465.81

  • THE NEW SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION
    STEVE FULLER
    C. Wright Mills′ classic The Sociological Imagination has inspired generations of students to study Sociology. However, the book is nearly half a century old. What would a book address, aiming to attract and inform students in the 21st century? This is the task that Steve Fuller sets himself in this major new invitation to study Sociology. The book: Critically examines the hist...

    $1,810.71