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Sociology, Science, and the End of Philosophy

How Society Shapes Brains, Gods, Maths, and Logics

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Authors:
  1. Sal Restivo

    1. Department of Technology, Culture and Society, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, USA

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  • Offers a genealogical analysis of scientific and mathematical thinking

  • Assesses the social ramifications which occur when we consider epistemology

  • Draws on a wide range of disciplines: philosophy, technology, history of science, psychology

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Prologue

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    Pages 1-30

  3. The Science of Society

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    Pages 31-79

  4. What About the Gene and What About the Brain?

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    Pages 81-94

  5. The Social Lives of Minds and Brains

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    Pages 95-164

  6. Thinking Machines: Flesh and Metal, Metal and Flesh

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    Pages 165-195

  7. God and Society: Emile Durkheim and the Rejection of Transcendence

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    Pages 197-252

  8. The Social Construction of Mathematics

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    Pages 253-281

  9. What Can a Sociologist Say about Logic?

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    Pages 283-310

  10. Conclusion: The Liminal Context

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    Pages 311-321

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 323-370
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About this book

This book offers a unique analysis of how ideas about science and technology in the public and scientific imaginations (in particular about maths, logic, the gene, the brain, god, and robots) perpetuate the false reality that values and politics are separate from scientific knowledge and its applications. These ideas are reinforced by cultural myths about free will and individualism. Restivo makes a compelling case for a synchronistic approach in the study of these notoriously 'hard' cases, arguing that their significance reaches far beyond the realms of science and technology, and that their sociological and political ramifications are of paramount importance in our global society. This innovative work deals with perennial problems in the social sciences, philosophy, and the history of science and religion, and will be of special interest to professionals in these fields, as well as scholars of science and technology studies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Technology, Culture and Society, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, USA

    Sal Restivo

About the author

Sal Restivo is Adjunct Professor of Technology, Culture and Society at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, USA and former Professor of Sociology, Science, and Information Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sociology, Science, and the End of Philosophy

  • Book Subtitle: How Society Shapes Brains, Gods, Maths, and Logics

  • Authors: Sal Restivo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95160-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95159-8Published: 26 July 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95746-0Published: 29 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95160-4Published: 06 July 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 370

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science and Technology Studies, Sociological Theory, Philosophy of Science, Knowledge - Discourse, Social Philosophy

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