Questioning technology / Andrew Feenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feenberg, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology.

Technology--Political aspects.

Technology--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this extraordinary introduction to the study of the philosophy of technology, Andrew Feenberg argues that techonological design is central to the social and political structure of modern societies. Environmentalism, information technology, and medical advances testify to technology's crucial importance.In his lucid and engaging style, Feenberg shows that technology is the medium of daily life. Every major technical changes reverberates at countless levels: economic, political, and cultural. If we continue to see the social and technical domains as being separate, then we are essentially

Contents:

Front Cover; Questioning Technology; Copyright Page; Contents; List of charts; Preface; 1. Technology, Philosophy, Politics; Part I:The Politicizing of Technology; 2.Technocracy and Rebellion: The May Events of 1968; 3. Environmentalism and the Politics of Technology; Part II:Democratic Rationalization; 4. The Limits of Technical Rationality; 5. The Problem of Agency; 6. Democratizing Technology; Part III:Technology and Modernity; 7. Critical Theories of Technology; 8. Technology and Meaning; 9. Impure Reason; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-73797-1

0-86571-205-0

0-203-02231-9

1-134-73798-X

0-203-15935-7

1-280-33344-8

9780203022313

OCLC:

56946706