Steve Fuller

Steve Fuller is the Auguste Comte Professor of Social Epistemology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK. Originally trained in history and philosophy of science, Fuller pioneered the field of 'social epistemology' in a quarterly journal that he founded in 1987 as well as in more than twenty books. In 2014 he completed a trilogy relating to the idea of a 'post-' or 'trans-human' future. His most recent books include Knowledge: The Philosophical Quest in History, The Academic Caesar and Nietzschean Meditations. His works have been translated into over twenty languages, and he was awarded a DLitt by the University of Warwick in 2007 for sustained lifelong contributions to scholarship. Key Issues in Modern Sociology publishes scholarly texts by leading social theorists that give an accessible exposition of the major structural changes in modern societies. These volumes address an academic audience through their relevance and scholarly quality, and connect sociological thought to public issues. The series covers both substantive and theoretical topics, as well as addresses the works of major modern sociologists. The series emphasis is on modern developments in sociology with relevance to contemporary issues such as globalization, warfare, citizenship, human rights, environmental crises, demographic change, religion, postsecularism and civil conflict. — biography from A Player's Guide to the Post-Truth Condition: The Name of the Game (Key Issues in Modern Sociology)… (more)