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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.
- Format:
- Book
- 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:
- data file
- 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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