“Let's move on" : Bob Young's contribution to radical science concepts and practices

Levidow, Les (2023). “Let's move on" : Bob Young's contribution to radical science concepts and practices. In: Jacobsen, Kurt and Hinshelwood, R.D. eds. Psychoanalysis, Science and Power: Essays in Honour of Robert Maxwell Young. London: Routledge, pp. 134–141.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003204244-10

Abstract

“Let’s move on” is a memorable phrase from Bob’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 technoscientific progress, etc. His invitation meant a joint task to substitute different concepts and practices prefiguring a post-capitalist society. As recent developments covered in this essay indicate, there will be more opportunities to recover and extend radical science legacies, including efforts to learn lessons from past advances and setbacks.

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