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Thinking through science and technology : philosophy, religion, and politics in an engineered world / edited by Glen Miller, Helena Mateus Jeronimo, and Qin Zhu.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Miller, Glen, 1975- editor.
Jer onimo, Helena Mateus, editor.
Zhu, Qin, 1983- editor.
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Technology--Philosophy.
Technology.
Technology and state.
Technology--Social aspects.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 566 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
System Details:
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Summary:
"This edited volume transcends technological optimism and disciplinary captivity to develop a critical, broad, and diverse understanding of how science, technology, and engineering have transformed human experiences, practices, and values, with an emphasis on ethics, religion, and policy"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Philosophy and Technology
The Enigma of Technology
Organization as Technique
Technology as Process
Political Philosophy of Technology
The Nuclear Menace and the Prophecy of Doom
The End of Technology and the Renewal of Reality
Philosophy and Engineering
An Engineer Considers Technological (Non)Neutrality
How Engineers Can Care from a Distance
Parallel Steps toward Philosophy of Engineering in China and the West
The Development of the Philosophy of Engineering in China
Religion, Science, and Technology
Christianity, Power, and Technological Domination
Technology in Cosmic Terms
Beyond Tools, Means, and Ends
Understanding Bureaucratic Order
What Religion, What Technology?
Bioethics, Philosophy, and Religious Wisdom
Science and Technology Studies
Ethics and the Search for Scientific Knowledge
A Short History of Science, Truth, and Politics in the United States, 1945-2021
Moral Narratives of Technological Change in the Early Green Revolution
Momentum, Interrupted
Innovation Policy Driven by the Market
Science and Technology Policy
Irrational Energy Ethics
Paradoxical Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Pandemic and Clamor for Vaccines
An Effective History of the Basic-Applied Distinction in "Science" Policy
Technological Risks, Institutional Wariness, and the Dynamics of Trust
Index
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-5381-7652-1
979-88-8181-764-0
OCLC:
1369573254

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