Philosophy, technology, and the environment / edited by David M. Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaplan, David M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Philosophy.

Technology.

Technology--Environmental aspects.

Sustainable engineering.

Environmental ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 255 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Contributions by prominent scholars examining the intersections of environmental philosophy and philosophy of technology.

Contents:

1 Back to the Future: The Return of STS to Its "Historical Roots" / J. Baird Callicott Callicott, J. Baird 17

2 Phil-Tech Meets Eco-Phil / Don Ihde Ihde, Don 27

3 Is Technology Use Insidious? / Kyle Powys Whyte Whyte, Kyle Powys, Ryan Gunderson Gunderson, Ryan, Brett Clark Clark, Brett 41

4 Resistance to Risky Technology: When Are Our Environmental Fears Justified? / Paul B. Thompson Thompson, Paul B. 63

5 Getting the Bad Out: Remediation Technologies and Respect for Others / Benjamin Hale Hale, Benjamin 81

6 Early Geoengineering Governance: The Oxford Principles / Clare Heyward Heyward, Clare, Steve Rayner Rayner, Steve, Julian Savulescu Savulescu, Julian 103

7 Design for Sustainability / Ibo van de Poel Poel, Ibo van de 121

8 Industrial Ecology and Environmental Design / Braden Allenby Allenby, Braden 143

9 Ecodesign in the Era of Symbolic Consumption / Zhang Wei Wei, Zhang 161

10 Do We Consume Too Much? / Mark Sagoff Sagoff, Mark 173

11 Sustainable Technologies for Sustainable Lifestyles / Philip Brey Brey, Philip 191

12 Sustainable Animal Agriculture and Environmental Virtue Ethics / Raymond Anthony Anthony, Raymond 213

13 Technology, Responsibility, and Meat / Wyatt Galusky Galusky, Wyatt 229.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9780262337991

0262337991

OCLC:

978295030

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.