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A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen (Author), Stig Andur Pedersen (Author), Vincent F. Hendricks (Author)
9781405146012, Wiley
Hardback, published 2 April 2009
594 pages
25.5 x 18.3 x 3.8 cm, 1.198 kg
"The emphasis on environment highlights the current importance of the topic, and will probably be the quickest to date." (Reference Reviews, February 2010) "The book is certainly worth consideration for some of the truly wonderful articles it does contain." (CHOICE, 2009)
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.
Notes on Contributors xi Introduction 1 Part I History of Technology 5 1 History of Technology 7 2 Definitions of Technology 18 3 Western Technology 23 4 Chinese Technology 28 5 Islamic Technology 32 6 Japanese Technology 37 7 Technology and War 43 Part II Technology and Science 49 8 Technology and Science 51 9 Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique 61 10 Engineering Science 66 11 Technological Knowledge 70 12 The Interplay between Science and Technology 75 13 Instruments in Science and Technology 78 14 Social Construction of Science 84 15 Social Construction of Technology 88 16 Theory Change and Instrumentation 95 17 Biology and Technology 99 18 Nuclear Technologies 104 19 Engineering Design 112 20 Cybernetics 118 21 Chemistry and Technology 123 Part III Technology and Philosophy 129 22 Introduction: Philosophy and Technology 131 23 Semiotics of Technology 141 24 Critical Theory of Technology 146 25 Cyborgs 154 26 Simulation 157 27 Technology as “Applied Science” 160 28 Technological Artifacts 165 29 Technical Practice 172 30 Technological Pragmatism 175 31 Hermeneutics and Technologies 180 32 Analytic Philosophy of Technology 184 33 Technological Rationality 189 34 Phenomenology and Technology 195 35 Expertise 202 36 Imaging Technologies 205 37 The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an “Enlightened Doomsaying” 210 38 Technology and Metaphysics 214 39 Large Technical Systems 218 40 Sociotechnical Systems 223 41 Information Technology 227 Part IV Technology and Environment 233 42 Technology and Environment 235 43 The Precautionary Principle 248 44 Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment 263 45 Global Warming 270 46 The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling 276 47 Environmental Science and Technology 280 48 Agriculture and Technology 285 49 The Built Environment 289 Part V Technology and Politics 295 50 Technology and Politics 297 51 The Idea of Progress 303 52 Technology and Power 308 53 Technology and Culture 311 54 Technology Management 316 55 Technology Strategy 321 56 Technology and Globalization 325 57 Technology Transfer 329 58 Technology and Capitalism 333 59 The Politics of Gender and Technology 338 60 European Politics, Economy and Technology 342 61 Asian Politics, Economy and Technology 347 62 US Politics, Economy and Technology 353 63 Energy, Technology and Geopolitics 359 Part VI Technology and Ethics 365 64 Technology and Ethics: Overview 367 65 Agriculture Ethics 384 66 Architecture Ethics 387 67 Biomedical Engineering Ethics 392 68 Bioethics 397 69 Biotechnology: Plants and Animals 402 70 Computer Ethics 406 71 Consumerism 412 72 Development Ethics 416 73 Energy Ethics 422 74 Engineering Ethics 426 75 Environmental Ethics 433 76 Food Ethics 439 77 Future Generations 442 78 Genethics 445 79 Technology and the Law 449 80 Media Ethics 452 81 Medical Ethics 455 82 Nanoethics 459 83 Nuclear Ethics 462 84 Religion and Technology 466 85 Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility 474 86 Value-sensitive Design 477 Part VII Technology and the Future 481 87 Technology, Prosperity and Risk 483 88 World Risk Society 495 89 Risk Analysis 500 90 Prosperity and the Future of Technology 502 91 Converging Technologies 508 92 Nanotechnology 511 93 Energy Forecast Technologies 517 94 Biotechnology 523 95 Transportation 532 96 Global Challenges 538 97 Chemicals 546 98 The Future of Humanity 551 Index 558
Thomas J. Misa
Richard Li-Hua
Keld Nielsen
Francesca Bray
Thomas F. Glick
David Wittner
Bart Hacker
Don Ihde
Hans Radder
Louis L. Bucciarelli
Anthonie W. M. Meijers and Marc J. de Vries
Bart Gremmen
Mieke Boon
Harry Collins
Wiebe E. Bijker
Joseph C. Pitt
Keekok Lee
William J. Nuttall
Peter Kroes
Andrew Pickering
Helge S. Kragh
Val Dusek
Robert E. Innis
Andrew Feenberg
Evan Selinger
Evan Selinger
Robert C. Scharff
Peter-Paul Verbeek and Pieter E. Vermaas
Bart Gremmen
Larry Hickman
Don Ihde
Maarten Franssen
Lorenzo C. Simpson
Iain Thomson
Evan Selinger
Don Ihde
Jean-Pierre Dupuy
Jean-Pierre Dupuy
Erik van der Vleuten
Maarten Franssen and Peter Kroes
Luciano Floridi
Mary Tiles
Andy Stirling
Jozef Keulartz
Sir John Houghton
Jan Hurlen
Mary Tiles
John R. Porter and Jesper Rasmussen
Christian Illies
Evan Selinger
Daniel Sarewitz
Daniel Sarewitz
Lucien Scubla
Richard Li-Hua
Richard Li-Hua
David M. Kaplan
Evan Selinger
David M. Kaplan
Elisabeth K. Kelan
Erik Jones
Keekok Lee
David M. Hart
John R. Fanchi
Carl Mitcham and Katinka Waelbers
David M. Kaplan
Warwick A. Fox
Philip Brey
Paul B. Thomson
Bart Gremmen
Philip Brey
Edward J. Woodhouse
Thomas Kesselring
Kirsten Halsnæs
Christelle Didier
Thomas Søbirk Petersen
David M. Kaplan
Jesper Ryberg
Nils Holtug
Richard Susskind
Deni Elliott
Søren Holm
John Weckert
Koos van der Bruggen
Carl Mitcham
Jesper Ryberg
Jeroen van der Hoven and Noemi Manders-Huits
Sven Ove Hansson
Ulrich Beck
Sven Ove Hansson
William Sims Bainbridge
William Sims Bainbridge
Alfred Nordmann
John R. Fanchi
Jennifer Kuzma
Jonathan L. Gifford
Jennifer Kuzma
Bruce E. Johansen
Nick Bostrom
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
