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Overview"Combining postmodernism with technoscience, this work considers the viability of public works such as the superconducting supercollider in a postmodern age. Contending that technoscientific projects are contingent upon economic and political support, and not simply upon their scientific feasibility, Sassower illuminates the cultural context of postmodernism vis-a-vis an examination of postmodernism and the philosophy of late 20th-century technoscience. Drawing upon conflicts between Popperians, postmodernists and feminists, Sassower claims that ""translation"" between competing discourses about technoscience is necessary to avoid cultural collisions and foster fruitful exchange between divergent discourses; also that a discussion of reality, both natural and social, is the common ground for this debate. He emphasizes also the material, political and economic conditions which underlie technoscientific projects, and stresses the indespensible role imagination and art play in teaching the responsible development of technology in the next century." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Raphael SassowerPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.310kg ISBN: 9780415911108ISBN 10: 0415911109 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 06 September 1995 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 T HE S UPERCONDUCTING S UPERCOLLIDER; Chapter 2 P OSTMODERNISM AND T ECHNOSCIENCE; Chapter 3 T RANSLATION AS A P OLITICAL A GENDA; Chapter 4 P OSTMODERN T ECHNOSCIENCE: A C RITICAL E NGAGEMENT; Chapter 5 A F EMINIST E NGAGEMENT: P OPPER & H ARAWAY; Chapter 6 T HE M ATERIAL C ONDITIONS OF P OSTMODERN T ECHNOSCIENCE; Chapter 7 A RT AND I MAGINATION: I NTELLECTUAL R ESPONSIBILITY R EFERENCES I NDEX;ReviewsAuthor InformationRaphael Sassower is Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He is the author of Knowledge WithoutExpertise, Narrative Experiments, and co-editor of Prescriptions. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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