Philosophy of technology : an introduction
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. * An up-to-date, accessible overview of the philosophy of technology, defining technology and its characteristics.
v, 244 pages ; 23 cm
9781405111621, 9781405111638, 1405111631, 1405111623
288958286
Introduction 1 1 Philosophy of Science and Technology 6 2 What Is Technology? Defining or Characterizing Technology 26 3 Technocracy 38 4 Rationality, Technological Rationality, and Reason 53 5 Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, and Technology 70 6 Technological Determinism 84 7 Autonomous Technology 105 8 Human Nature: Tool-making or Language? 112 9 Women, Feminism, and Technology 136 10 Non-Western Technology and Local Knowledge 156 11 Anti-technology: Romanticism, Luddism, and the Ecology Movement 176 12 Social Constructionism and Actor-network Theory 198 Bibliography 211 Index 234