Bøker av Steve Fuller

An academic counterpart to Machiavelli's The Prince, this is a witty and controversial examination of the current crisis in higher education

An original and path-breaking exploration of man's quest to define knowledge in the modern age.

This edition shifts focus slightly to balance the discussions of theory and practice, and the writing style is oriented to advanced students. Discussion questions are included to support classroom use.

A powerful, polemical and at times controversial sociological exploration of academic and intellectual life. Is public intellectual life 'bullshit' as Fuller suggests?

Contends that our continuing faith in science in the face of its actual history is best understood as the secular residue of a religiously inspired belief in divine providence.

Presents an interdisciplinary reference work suitable for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. This book consists of 42 alphabetically arranged entries on key concepts at the intersection of philosophy and sociology - what used to be called "sociology of knowledge" but is now increasingly called "social epistemology".

Suitable for both academics and practitioners of knowledge management (KM), this book highlights the ways in which KM has challenged the values associated with knowledge. It includes a chapter on the revolution in intellectual property and an evaluation of peer review as a quality control mechanism.

Wright Mills' classic The Sociological Imagination has inspired generations of students to study Sociology. However, it is nearly half a century old. What would a book address, aiming to attract and inform students today? This book sets the agenda for imagining Sociology in the 21st century.

Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a field that explores the relationship between science and technology, and the ways they shape, structure and reorient the society. This book gives an account of the underlying philosophical character, assumptions, and implications of STS, and its relationship to traditional and contemporary philosophy.