Offers a vital, unique and agenda-setting perspective for the field of social epistemology – the philosophical basis for prescribing the social means and ends

This is the book that launched the research program of social epistemology, which has fuelled imaginations and provoked debates across many disciplines around t

This book examines the social epistemological issues relating to technology for the sake of providing insights toward public self-awareness and informing matter

The idea of approaching epistemological concerns from a social perspective is relatively new. For much of its history the epistemological enterprise -- and argu

What does social and political theory have to say about the role of science in society? Do scientists and other professional enquirers have an unlimited 'right