“Let’s move on”: Bob Young's Contribution to Radical Science Concepts and Practices

Abstract

‘Let’s move on’ is a memorable phrase from Bob Young’s comments in group discussions and articles.  The phrase combined a friendly invitation with a sometimes scary challenge to contest and abandon conventional concepts.  They were perpetuating systems of capitalist domination, variously disguised as neutral objectivity, as the natural order, as techno-scientific progress. etc. His invitation meant a joint task to substitute different concepts and practices prefiguring a post-capitalist society. This meant collectively creating pathways and methods for such a future, while addressing anxieties about uncertainties.