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Time, Science and the Critique of Technological Reason

eBook - Essays in Honour of Hermínio Martins, St Antony's Series
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
ISBN/EAN: 9783319715193
Umbreit-Nr.: 4943415

Sprache: Englisch
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Erschienen am 03.04.2018
Auflage: 1/2018


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  • Zusatztext
    • <p>This festschrift commemorates the legacy of UK-based Portuguese sociologist Hermínio Martins (1934-2015). It introduces Martins wide-ranging contributions to the social sciences, encompassing seminal works in the fields of philosophy and social theory, historical and political sociology, studies of science and technology, and Luso-Brazilian studies, among others. The book features an in-depth interview with Martins, short memoirs, and twelve chapters addressing topics that were central to his intellectual  and political interests. Among those that stand out are his critique of Thomas Kuhns theory of scientific revolutions, his work on the significance of time in social theory and the interweaving of techno-scientific developments and socio-cultural transformations, including the impact of communication and digital technologies, and of market-led eugenics. Other themes covered are Martins work on patrimonialism and social development in Portugal and Brazil, and his analysis of the state of the social sciences  in Portugal, which reflects his highly critical appraisal of the ongoing marketization andneoliberalization of academic life and institutions worldwide.</p><div><br></div>
  • Kurztext
    • This festschrift commemorates the legacy of UK-based Portuguese sociologist Herminio Martins (1934-2015). It introduces Martins' wide-ranging contributions to the social sciences, encompassing seminal works in the fields of philosophy and social theory, historical and political sociology, studies of science and technology, and Luso-Brazilian studies, among others. The book features an in-depth interview with Martins, short memoirs, and twelve chapters addressing topics that were central to his intellectual  and political interests. Among those that stand out are his critique of Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions, his work on the significance of time in social theory and the interweaving of techno-scientific developments and socio-cultural transformations, including the impact of communication and digital technologies, and of market-led eugenics. Other themes covered are Martins' work on patrimonialism and social development in Portugal and Brazil, and his analysis of the state of the social sciences  in Portugal, which reflects his highly critical appraisal of the ongoing marketization andneoliberalization of academic life and institutions worldwide.
  • Autorenportrait
    • <p><b>José Esteban Castro</b>is Principal Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical&nbsp;Research Council (CONICET), Argentina, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University,&nbsp;UK.<br></p><p><b>Bridget Fowler</b> is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow, UK.</p><p><b>Luís Gomes</b> is University Lecturer in Portuguese Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK.</p><div><br></div>