Techno-Scientific Practices: An Informational Approach

Techno-Scientific Practices: An Informational Approach by Federica Russo explores the intertwined nature of science and technology, highlighting the role of technologies and instruments in knowledge production. It emphasizes the importance of analyzing the process of knowledge production in techno-scientific contexts, bridging the philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, and science and technology studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 12 October 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Science and technology are often seen as separate entities in scholarly debates and everyday conversations, with science providing theory and technology applying it. However, in practice, they are deeply intertwined. In her book "Techno-Scientific Practices: An Informational Approach," Federica Russo explores the practice of science and highlights the role of technologies and instruments in the knowledge production process. Russo argues that technologies cannot be analyzed in isolation but must be examined in relation to epistemic agents, such as humans. This approach emphasizes the importance of analyzing the process of knowledge production in techno-scientific contexts, where there is a triad of relations to consider: us, the instruments, and the world. By bridging the philosophy of science, philosophy of technology, and science and technology studies, Russo's book offers a unique perspective on the relationship between these fields.

Weight: 654g
Dimension: 159 x 239 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786612328