whole of movement. We are concerned with characteristics of modern technology and therefore ask first what distinguishes it formally from all previous technology. One major distinction is that modern technology is an enterprise and process, whereas earlier technology was a possession and a state. If we roughly describe technology as comprising the use of artificial implements for the business o...

Before I begin, I would like to situate the field for you briefly. You may already have some familiarity with philosophy of science as this is one of the most prestigious fields of philosophy. It is concerned with the truth of science, the validity of theories and experimentation. We call these “epistemological” issues, issues in the theory of knowledge. Science and technology share the same ki...

The relations between philosophy of science, technology and the field Science Technology Studies (STS) have been very broad diverse over past five decades, although distance, controversies disputes prevailed. Our analysis shows that in some specific philosophical perspectives on science technology, unfortunately not yet well known, wake “science wars” debates, a new scenario novel constructive ...