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

Authors

  • Les Levidow Open University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i80.362

Keywords:

technoscience, politics, Marxism, critical theory

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.  

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Published

2020-11-30

How to Cite

Levidow, L. (2020). “Let’s move on”: Bob Young’s Contribution to Radical Science Concepts and Practices. Free Associations, (80), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i80.362

Issue

No. 80 (2020)

Section

Commemorating Robert M. Young

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