Esteban Castro Research
Book Launch: Herminio Martins, Time, Science and the Critique of Technological Reason
Book launch: J E Castro, B. Fowler and L. Gomes (Eds.), Time, Science and the Critique of Technological Reason. Essays in Honour of Hermínio Martins, Palgrave, 2018.
Video of the book launch held at the Latin American Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford University, 4 May 2018.
Hermínio Martins (1934-2015) was a fellow at the Latin American Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford University since his appointment in 1971 until his retirement in 2001. This festschrift commemorates Martins legacy, introducing his wide-ranging contributions to the social sciences. These encompass seminal works in the fields of philosophy and social theory, historical and political sociology, studies of science and technology, and Luso-Brazilian studies, among others.
Speaker(s)
The book was introduced by the editors, José Esteban Castro (CONICET, Argentina – Newcastle University, Emeritus), Bridget Fowler (University of Glasgow) and Luis Gomes (University of Glasgow). Martins’ widow, Margaret, and several co-authors, colleagues, and relatives of Martins will participate: Stephen Mennell (University College Dublin), William Outhwaite (Newcastle University, Emeritus), Charles Turner (University of Warwick), Richard Kilminster (University of Leeds), Peter Ells (Oxford), among others.
A complete description of the book and the authors, including four book reviews, is available at: www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319715186#aboutBook.
Book Launch: Herminio Martins, Time, Science and the Critique of Technological Reason
Book launch: J E Castro, B. Fowler and L. Gomes (Eds.), Time, Science and the Critique of Technological Reason. Essays in Honour of Hermínio Martins, Palgrave, 2018.
Video of the book launch held at the Latin American Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford University, 4 May 2018.
Hermínio Martins (1934-2015) was a fellow at the Latin American Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford University since his appointment in 1971 until his retirement in 2001. This festschrift commemorates Martins legacy, introducing his wide-ranging contributions to the social sciences. These encompass seminal works in the fields of philosophy and social theory, historical and political sociology, studies of science and technology, and Luso-Brazilian studies, among others.
Speaker(s)
The book was introduced by the editors, José Esteban Castro (CONICET, Argentina – Newcastle University, Emeritus), Bridget Fowler (University of Glasgow) and Luis Gomes (University of Glasgow). Martins’ widow, Margaret, and several co-authors, colleagues, and relatives of Martins will participate: Stephen Mennell (University College Dublin), William Outhwaite (Newcastle University, Emeritus), Charles Turner (University of Warwick), Richard Kilminster (University of Leeds), Peter Ells (Oxford), among others.
A complete description of the book and the authors, including four book reviews, is available at: www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319715186#aboutBook.