Philosophy of technology : an introduction / Val Dusek

por Dusek, Val

Libro
ISBN: 9781405111638
Editor: Malden [etc.] : Blackwell, 2006
Descripción Física: 256 p.; 23 cm
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Ideal for undergraduate students in philosophy and science studies, Philosophy of Technology offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of a subject vital to our time.\r\nAn up-to-date, accessible overview of the philosophy of technology, defining technology and its characteristics. \r\nExplores the issues that arise as technology becomes an integral part of our society. \r\nIn addition to traditional topics in science and technology studies, the volume offers discussion of technocracy, the romantic rebellion against technology. \r\nComplements The Philosophy of Technology: The Technological Condition: An Anthology, edited by Robert C. Scharff and Val Dusek (Blackwell, 2003)

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Introduction
1. Philosophy of Science and Technology
2. What is technology? Defining or Characterizing Technology
3. Technocracy
4. Rationality, Technological Rationality, and Reason
5. Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Technology
6. Technological Determinism
7. Autonomous Technology
8. Human Nature: Tool Making or Language?
9. Women, Feminism and Technology
10. Non-Western Technology and Local Knowledge
11. Anti-Technology: Romanticism, Luddism and the Ecology Movement
12. Social Constructionism and Actor Network Theory
Bibliography
Index.



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Ideal for undergraduate students in philosophy and science studies, Philosophy of Technology offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of a subject vital to our time.\r\nAn up-to-date, accessible overview of the philosophy of technology, defining technology and its characteristics. \r\nExplores the issues that arise as technology becomes an integral part of our society. \r\nIn addition to traditional topics in science and technology studies, the volume offers discussion of technocracy, the romantic rebellion against technology. \r\nComplements The Philosophy of Technology: The Technological Condition: An Anthology, edited by Robert C. Scharff and Val Dusek (Blackwell, 2003)

Tabla de Contenidos

Introduction
1. Philosophy of Science and Technology
2. What is technology? Defining or Characterizing Technology
3. Technocracy
4. Rationality, Technological Rationality, and Reason
5. Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Technology
6. Technological Determinism
7. Autonomous Technology
8. Human Nature: Tool Making or Language?
9. Women, Feminism and Technology
10. Non-Western Technology and Local Knowledge
11. Anti-Technology: Romanticism, Luddism and the Ecology Movement
12. Social Constructionism and Actor Network Theory
Bibliography
Index.


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