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Author:   Nathan Kowalsky
Publisher:   Broadview Press Ltd
Imprint:   Broadview Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.532kg
ISBN:  

9781554816712

ISBN 10:   1554816718
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   03 December 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction The Usual Story I. Definitions Chapter One: What Is STS? Chapter Two: What Is Science? Chapter Three: What Is Technology? II. Prehistory Chapter Four: Myth and Ritual Chapter Five: Agriculture Chapter Six: Writing III. Premodernity Chapter Seven: The Classical West: Greece and Rome Chapter Eight: The Medieval West: Latin Europe IV. Early Modernity Chapter Nine: The Baconian Project Chapter Ten: The Doctrine of Progress Chapter Eleven: The Mechanistic Worldview V. Classical Modernity Chapter Twelve: Rage Against the Machine Chapter Thirteen: Positivism Chapter Fourteen: A Crisis of Epistemic Proportions VI. Late Modernity Chapter Fifteen: Social Construction and the Science Wars Chapter Sixteen: Not Just a Neutral Tool Chapter Seventeen: Technology with a Mind of Its Own? VII. Case Studies Chapter Eighteen: Science and Religion Chapter Nineteen: Climate Change Concluding Untechnoscientific Postscript Bibliography

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“Western Technoscience unsettles the familiar story of science and technology as neutral engines of progress. It reveals the cultural myths, contradictions, and power structures that have shaped their development. With usual breadth across history, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, politics, and even theology, this book challenges readers to see technoscience as ideology rather than inevitability. Provocative and historically rich, it is an essential introduction to science and technology studies (STS) that invites students to think about science and technology in entirely new ways.” — David A. Kirby, Director, Science, Technology & Society Program, Cal Poly

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Nathan Kowalsky is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St. Joseph’s College, University of Alberta.

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