A companion to the philosophy of technology / edited by Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Stig Andur Pedersen and Vincent F. Hendricks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, editor.

Pedersen, Stig Andur, editor.

Hendricks, Vincent F., editor.

Series:

Blackwell companions to philosophy.

Blackwell Companions to Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Philosophy.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (589 p.)

Edition:

Paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Drawing on essays from leading international and multi-disciplinary scholars, A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference source to cover the key issues of technology's impact on society and our lives.Presents the first complete, authoritative reference work in the fieldOrganized thematically for use both as a full introduction to the field or an encyclopedic referenceDraws on original essays from leading interdisciplinary scholarsFeatures the most up-to-date and cutting edge research in the interdisciplinary fie

Contents:

A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I History of Technology; 1 History of Technology; 2 Definitions of Technology; 3 Western Technology; 4 Chinese Technology; 5 Islamic Technology; 6 Japanese Technology; 7 Technology and War; Part II Technology and Science; 8 Technology and Science; 9 Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique; 10 Engineering Science; 11 Technological Knowledge; 12 The Interplay between Science and Technology; 13 Instruments in Science and Technology; 14 Social Construction of Science

15 Social Construction of Technology16 Theory Change and Instrumentation; 17 Biology and Technology; 18 Nuclear Technologies; 19 Engineering Design; 20 Cybernetics; 21 Chemistry and Technology; Part III Technology and Philosophy; 22 Introduction: Philosophy and Technology; 23 Semiotics of Technology; 24 Critical Theory of Technology; 25 Cyborgs; 26 Simulation; 27 Technology as "Applied Science"; 28 Technological Artifacts; 29 Technical Practice; 30 Technological Pragmatism; 31 Hermeneutics and Technologies; 32 Analytic Philosophy of Technology; 33 Technological Rationality

34 Phenomenology and Technology35 Expertise; 36 Imaging Technologies; 37 The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an "Enlightened Doomsaying"; 38 Technology and Metaphysics; 39 Large Technical Systems; 40 Sociotechnical Systems; 41 Information Technology; Part IV Technology and Environment; 42 Technology and Environment; 43 The Precautionary Principle; 44 Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment; 45 Global Warming; 46 The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling; 47 Environmental Science and Technology; 48 Agriculture and Technology

49 The Built EnvironmentPart V Technology and Politics; 50 Technology and Politics; 51 The Idea of Progress; 52 Technology and Power; 53 Technology and Culture; 54 Technology Management; 55 Technology Strategy; 56 Technology and Globalization; 57 Technology Transfer; 58 Technology and Capitalism; 59 The Politics of Gender and Technology; 60 European Politics, Economy and Technology; 61 Asian Politics, Economy and Technology; 62 US Politics, Economy and Technology; 63 Energy, Technology and Geopolitics; Part VI Technology and Ethics; 64 Technology and Ethics: Overview; 65 Agriculture Ethics

66 Architecture Ethics67 Biomedical Engineering Ethics; 68 Bioethics; 69 Biotechnology: Plants and Animals; 70 Computer Ethics; 71 Consumerism; 72 Development Ethics; 73 Energy Ethics; 74 Engineering Ethics; 75 Environmental Ethics; 76 Food Ethics; 77 Future Generations; 78 Genethics; 79 Technology and the Law; 80 Media Ethics; 81 Medical Ethics; 82 Nanoethics; 83 Nuclear Ethics; 84 Religion and Technology; 85 Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility; 86 Value-sensitive Design; Part VII Technology and the Future; 87 Technology, Prosperity and Risk; 88 World Risk Society; 89 Risk Analysis

90 Prosperity and the Future of Technology 1

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612117329

9781782686378

1782686371

9781282117327

1282117327

9781118394236

1118394232

9781405184922

1405184922

9781444310795

1444310798

9781444310788

144431078X

OCLC:

352861303