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This book examines Steve Fuller’s pioneering vision of social epistemology. It focuses specifically on his work post-2000, which is founded in the changing conception of humanity and project into a ‘post-‘ or ‘trans-‘ human future. Chapters treat especially Fuller’s provocative response to the changing boundary limitations of the knower due to anticipated changes in humanity coming from the nanosciences, neuroscience, synthetic biology and computer technology and end on an interview with Fuller himself. While Fuller’s turn in this direction hasinvited at least as much criticism as his earlier work, to him the result is an extended sense of the knower, or ‘humanity 2.0’, which Fuller himself identifies with transhumanism. The authors assess Fuller’s work on the following issues: Science and Technology Studies (STS), agent-oriented social epistemology, the university and intellectual life, neo-liberal political economy, intelligent design, Cosmism, Gnosticism, proactionary vs precautionary principles and Welfare State 2.0.

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-37490-5

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Introduction

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

1-8

Fuller on science and technology studies

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9-30

Fuller's social epistemology and epistemic agency

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

31-44

The university and interdisciplinarity

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

45-63

Fuller's intelligent design

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

65-91

Fuller, cosmism, and gnosticism

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

93-105

Proactionary and precautionary principles and welfare state 2.0

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

107-120

Conclusion

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

121-125

Postscript

Remedios Francis X.; Dusek Val

127-139