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- Book Title
- Thinking through Technology
- Publication Name
- Thinking Through Technology : the Path between Engineering and Philosophy
- Title
- Thinking through Technology
- Subtitle
- The Path between Engineering and Philosophy
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780226531984
- ISBN
- 9780226531984
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Genre
- Science Nature & Math
- Topic
- Technology & Engineering
- Release Date
- 15/10/1994
- Release Year
- 1994
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 20.5 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 405 Pages
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What does it mean to think about technology philosophically? Why try? These are the issues that Carl Mitcham addresses in this work, a comprehensive, critical introduction to the philosophy of technology and a discussion of its sources and uses. Tracing the changing meaning of "technology" from ancient times to our own, Mitcham identifies the most important traditions of critical analysis of technology: the engineering approach, which assumes the centrality of technology in human life; and the humanities approach, which is concerned with its moral and cultural boundaries. Mitcham bridges these two traditions through an analysis of discussions of engineering design, of the distinction between tools and machines, and of engineering science itself. He looks at technology as it is experienced in everyday life--as material objects (from kitchenware to computers), as knowledge ( including recipes, rules, theories, and intuitive "know-how"), as activity (design, construction, and use), and as volition (knowing how to use technology and understanding its consequences). By elucidating these multiple aspects, Mitcham establishes criteria for a more comprehensive analysis of ethical issues in applications of science and technology. This book will guide anyone wanting to reflect on technology and its moral implications.
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226531988
ISBN-13
9780226531984
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104072
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Thinking Through Technology : the Path between Engineering and Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
405 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
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T14.M56 1994
Table of Content
Prefatory Notes and Acknowledgments Introduction: Thinking about Technology Background and Standpoint Collections and Conferences Themes and Variations 1: Engineering Philosophy of Technology Mechanical Philosophy and the Philosophy of Manufactures Ernst Kapp and Technology as Organ Projection Technology and Politics according to Peter Engelmeier and Others Friedrich Dessauer and Technology as Encounter with the Kantian Thing-in-Itself The Intellectual Attraction and Power of the Technical 2: Humanities Philosophy of Technology Lewis Mumford: The Myth of the Machine Jose Ortega y Gasset: Meditation on Technics Martin Heidegger: The Question concerning Technology Excursus on Ortega and Heidegger Jacques Ellul: Technology as the Wager of the Century 3: From Engineering to Humanities Philosophy of Technology The Two Philosophies in Tension: A Dialogue Two Attempts at Reconciliation The Question of Marxist Philosophy of Technology A Brief for the Primacy of Humanities Philosophy of Technology 4: The Philosophical Questioning of Technology Science and Ideas Technology and Ideas Conceptual Issues Logic and Epistemological Issues Ethical Issues Issues of Political Philosophy Religious Issues Metaphysical Issues Questioning the Questions 5: Philosophical Questions about Techne Observations on the History of Technology Techne and Technology Philosophy of Technology versus Philosophia Technes 6: From Philosophy to Technology Engineering Objections to Humanities Philosophy of Technology Philosophical Objections to Humanities Philosophy of Technology Two Usages of the Term "Technology" The Extension of "Technology" A Framework for Philosophical Analysis 7: Types of Technology as Object The Spectrum of Artifacts Types of Machines The Machine (and Object) as Process The Engineering Analysis of Machines Physical, Chemical, and Biological Artifacts Animal Artifacts, Social Artifacts, the Planet as Artifact On the Human Experience of Tools and Machines The Social Dimension of Artifacts Toward a Phenomenology of Artifacts 8: Types of Technology as Knowledge Cognitive Development and Myth in Technology The Phenomenology of Technical Skill Maxims, Laws, Rules, and Theories Against Technology as Applied Science Cybernetics Ancient and Modern Technology 9: Types of Technology as Activity Technology as Activity The Action of Making The Process of Using Work: From Alienated Labor to "Action into Nature" Again, Ancient versus Modern Technology 10: Types of Technology as Volition Philosophies of Technology as Volition Volition as a Conceptual Problem in Relation to Technology Philosophies of Volition in Relation to Technology Toward Ethics Technology and Weakness of the Will Conclusion: Continuing to Think about Technology The Argument Revisited Science, Technology, and Society Studies Epilogue: Three Ways of Being-with Technology Being-with: From Persons to Technics Ancient Skepticism Enlightenment Optimism Romantic Uneasiness Notes References Index
Copyright Date
1994
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Social Aspects, General
Lccn
93-044581
Dewey Decimal
601
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, Philosophy
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