De rhetorica Fullerae

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Steve Fuller's book 'Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge: The Coming of Science and Technology Studies' can be criticized for its notions of rhetoric and for its persistence in a philosophical vein. The rhetorical focus is too cognitive instead of political or motivational. The epistemological analyses remain philosophical, even when case studies are entertained. Metatheory is preferred over concrete suggestions. The author looks for progress in science studies out of the field of academic disagreements.

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Fuller's civic republicanism and the question of scientific expertise

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Steve Fuller's book 'Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge: The Coming of Science and Technology Studies' can be criticized for its cultural insensitivity and devaluation of expertise. The author looks for progress in science studies out of the field of academic disagreements. But varieties of interdisciplinary research are neglected. Cultural differences in expertise are slighted in a view of a stable scientific community that should democratize its public access.

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Confronting the war machine; a response to Fuller

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Steve Fuller's book 'Philosophy, Rhetoric, and the End of Knowledge: The Coming of Science and Technology Studies' can be criticized for having paradoxes. The author looks for progress in science studies out of the field of academic disagreements. However, his concept of 'interpenetration' does not achieve an interdisciplinary harmony or resolution of the issue of how to teach these subjects. He is adding his own forces to the conflict.

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