Chasing Technoscience

This collection explores the significant role of materiality in science through the insights of Andrew Pickering, Donna Haraway, Bruno Latour, and Don Ihde, offering critiques and discussions on technoscience.

Chasing Technoscience: Matrix for Materiality explores the often-overlooked material dimension within the practices of science. This collection highlights the significance of technoscience—essentially science as it is manifested through technology—by assembling the insights of four influential thinkers: Andrew Pickering, Don Ihde, Donna Haraway, and Bruno Latour. The work addresses a gap in philosophical and sociological discourse, emphasizing how materiality shapes scientific practices.

Through engaging interviews and in-depth essays, the book delves into the perspectives of these prominent figures, each of whom brings a unique approach to understanding technoscience. Their contributions are not only foundational to the field but also challenge traditional views, offering fresh insights into the relationship between science and technology. The editors have carefully curated this collection to illuminate the complex and sometimes elusive philosophical positions held by these theorists.

Additionally, the volume includes critical essays by colleagues who compare and evaluate the ideas presented, fostering a rich dialogue around the themes of materiality in technoscience. Chasing Technoscience serves as a pioneering examination of contemporary developments in this emerging field, making it an essential read for those interested in the intersections of science, technology, and society. This work ultimately invites readers to reconsider the role of materiality in scientific inquiry and the implications it holds for understanding the nature of knowledge itself.