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11Readings in Humanist Sociology: Social Criticism and Social ChangeRowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1986.Humanist sociologists are activists rooted in the reality of history and change and guided by a concern for the 'real life' problems of equality, peace, and social justice. They view people as active shapers of social life, capable of creating societies in which everyone's potential can unfold. Alfred McClung Lee introduces this volume with 'Sociology: Humanist and Scientific' and develops the theme that a sociology that is humanist is also scientific. The other nine selections are grouped into …Read more
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4Introduction to the Special Issue Entitled ‘Mathematics: What Does it All Mean?’Foundations of Science 11 (1-2): 1-3. 2006.
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27Introduction to the Special Issue Entitled 'Mathematics: What Does it All Mean?' (review)Foundations of Science 11 (1-2): 1-3. 2006.
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6Sociology, science, and the end of philosophy: how society shapes brains, gods, maths, and logicsPalgrave MacMillan. 2017.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, argu…Read more
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3Society and the Death of GodRoutledge. 2021.This book advances the "strong" programme that sociology and anthropology provide a scientific foundation for arguing that God and the gods are human creations. Contending that religion is one - but not the only - way to systematize and institutionalize the moral order of a society, the author argues that religion reflects the fundamental human need for belonging and the social function of compassion. As such, our transcendental and supernatural ideas are really concerned with our everyday lives…Read more
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2The concept of society sui generis ¿ society as a level of reality which could be studied scientifically ¿ crystallized in the middle of the nineteenth century in Europe, with the work of Durkheim, Marx and Weber and today, more than at any other period in history, the idea of the social has gained a foothold in philosophy, biology, and neuroscience. However, this idea has emerged into prominence not through the historical or contemporary efforts of sociologists, but mainly through the efforts o…Read more
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3A response to complex problems spanning disciplinary boundaries, Worlds of ScienceCraft offers bold new ways of conceptualizing ideas of science, sociology, and philosophy. Beginning with the historical foundations of civilization and progress, assumptions about the categories we use to talk about minds, identities, and bodies are challenged through case studies from mathematics, social cognition, and medical ethics.
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4Notes and Queries on Science, Technology and Human Values "Science and Technology Studies—Toronto 80," the joint annual meetings of the History of Science Society, Philosophy of Science Association, Society for the History of Technology, and Society for the Social Studies of Science, held in Toronto, Canada, 16-19 October 1980 (review)Science, Technology and Human Values 6 (1): 20-24. 1981.
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3Commentary: Some Perspectives in Contemporary Sociology of ScienceScience, Technology and Human Values 6 (2): 22-30. 1981.
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6Book Reviews : Selforganization: Portrait of a Scientific Revolution, edited by Wolfgang Krohn, Günter Küppers, and Helga Nowotny. Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1990, 270 pp. $79.50 (cloth (review)Science, Technology and Human Values 19 (1): 117-119. 1994.
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4Citation for Bernard Barber, 1995 Bernal Prize RecipientScience, Technology and Human Values 21 (3): 340-341. 1996.
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2Commentary: Science, Secrecy, and DemocracyScience, Technology, and Human Values 11 (1): 79-84. 1986.
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3STS and the Unabomber: Personal EssaysScience, Technology, and Human Values 26 (1): 87-105. 2001.
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2Book Reviews : Zen and the Art of Science Studies Artificial Experts: Social Knowledge and Intelligent Machines, by H. M. Collins. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1990 (review)Science, Technology and Human Values 17 (3): 402-405. 1992.
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4Introduction to Keller's Keynote AddressScience, Technology, and Human Values 13 (3-4): 232-234. 1988.
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6Einstein’s Brain : Genius, Culture, and Social NetworksSpringer Verlag. 2019.This book reviews the research on Einstein’s brain from a sociological perspective and in the context of the social brain paradigm. Instead of “Einstein, the genius of geniuses” standing on the shoulders of giants, Restivo proposes a concept of Einstein the social being standing on the shoulders of social networks. Rather than challenging Einstein’s uniqueness or the uniqueness of his achievements, the book grounds Einstein and his achievements in a social ecology opposed to the myths of the “I,…Read more
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63Beamtimes and Lifetimes: The World of High Energy Physics. Sharon Traweek (review)Philosophy of Science 58 (3): 507-509. 1991.
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13Society, Social Construction, and the Sociological ImaginationConstructivist Foundations 3 (2): 94-96. 2008.Open peer commentary on the target article “Who Conceives of Society?” by Ernst von Glasersfeld. Excerpt: Von Glasersfeld claims that socialization arises from drives, interests, purposes, and inclinations . These are all functions of intelligence, and none of these is a social phenomenon. The concept of society, he claims, “has to be formed by each individual by means of generalization from his or her own experiences” . This sort of methodological individualism views the individual as a natural…Read more
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21On Social Structure and Science by Robert K. Merton; Piotr Sztompka (review)Isis 89 172-173. 1998.
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13Dialogues with Scientists and Sages: The Search for Unity. Renee WeberIsis 78 (2): 255-256. 1987.
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51The will to mathematics: Minds, morals, and numbers (review)Foundations of Science 11 (1-2): 197-215. 2004.The 1990s could be called The Decade of Sociology in mathematics education. It was during those years that the sociology of mathematics became a core ingredient of discourse in mathematics education and the philosophy of mathematics and mathematics education. Unresolved questions and uncertainties have emerged out of this discourse that hinge on the key concept of social construction. More generally, what is at issue is the very idea of “the social”. Within the framework of the general problem o…Read more
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1Robber Barons and Politicians in Mathematics: A Conflict Model of SciencePhilosophy of Mathematics Education Journal 25. 2010.