Red, Black, and Objective: Science, Sociology, and Anarchism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781409410393)

Drawing on the empirical findings generated by researchers in science studies, and adopting Kropotkin's concept of anarchism as one of the social sciences, Red, Black, and Objective expounds and develops an anarchist account of science as a social construction and social institution. Restivo's account is at once normative, analytical, organizational, and policy oriented, in particular with respect to education. With attention to the social practices and discourse of science, this book engages with the works of Feyerabend and Nietzsche, as well as philosophers and historians of objectivity to ground an anarchistic sociology of science. Marx and Durkheim figure prominently in this account as precursors of the contemporary science studies perspective on the perennial question, "What is science?" The result is an approach to understanding the science-and-society nexus that is at once an extension of Restivo's earlier work and a novel adaptation of the anarchist agenda. Red, Black, and Objective is an exploration by one of the founders of the science studies movement of questions in theory, practice, values, and policy. As such, it will appeal to those with interests in science and technology studies, social theory, and sociology and philosophy of science and technology.

Author: Sal Restivo
ISBN-10: 1409410390
ISBN-13: 9781409410393
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2012