{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-philosophy-of-technology-hardback-9781405146012","title":"A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology (Hardback) 9781405146012","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the Philosophy of Technology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan Kyrre Berg Olsen (Author), Stig Andur Pedersen (Author), Vincent F. Hendricks (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405146012, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e594 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 18.3 x 3.8 cm, 1.198 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The emphasis on environment highlights the current importance of the topic, and will probably be the quickest to date.\" (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e February 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is certainly worth consideration for some of the truly wonderful articles it does contain.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE,\u003c\/i\u003e 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDrawing on essays from leading international and multi-disciplinary scholars, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Philosophy of Technology\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference source to cover the key issues of technology’s impact on society and our lives.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the first complete, authoritative reference work in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOrganized thematically for use both as a full introduction to the field or an encyclopedic reference\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on original essays from leading interdisciplinary scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures the most up-to-date and cutting edge research in the interdisciplinary fields of philosophy, technology, and their broader intellectual environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on Contributors xi \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I History of Technology 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 History of Technology 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas J. Misa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Definitions of Technology 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Li-Hua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Western Technology 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeld Nielsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Chinese Technology 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancesca Bray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Islamic Technology 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas F. Glick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Japanese Technology 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Wittner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Technology and War 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBart Hacker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Technology and Science 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Technology and Science 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Ihde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans Radder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Engineering Science 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouis L. Bucciarelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Technological Knowledge 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthonie W. M. Meijers and Marc J. de Vries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Interplay between Science and Technology 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBart Gremmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Instruments in Science and Technology 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMieke Boon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Social Construction of Science 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Collins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Social Construction of Technology 88\u003cbr\u003eWiebe E. Bijker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Theory Change and Instrumentation 95\u003cbr\u003eJoseph C. Pitt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Biology and Technology 99\u003cbr\u003eKeekok Lee\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Nuclear Technologies 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Nuttall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Engineering Design 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Kroes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Cybernetics 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Pickering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Chemistry and Technology 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelge S. Kragh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Technology and Philosophy 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Introduction: Philosophy and Technology 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVal Dusek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Semiotics of Technology 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert E. Innis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Critical Theory of Technology 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Feenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Cyborgs 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan Selinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Simulation 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan Selinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Technology as “Applied Science” 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert C. Scharff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Technological Artifacts 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter-Paul Verbeek and Pieter E. Vermaas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Technical Practice 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBart Gremmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Technological Pragmatism 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarry Hickman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Hermeneutics and Technologies 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Ihde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Analytic Philosophy of Technology 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaarten Franssen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Technological Rationality 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLorenzo C. Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Phenomenology and Technology 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIain Thomson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Expertise 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan Selinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Imaging Technologies 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Ihde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an “Enlightened Doomsaying” 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-Pierre Dupuy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Technology and Metaphysics 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-Pierre Dupuy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Large Technical Systems 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErik van der Vleuten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Sociotechnical Systems 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaarten Franssen and Peter Kroes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Information Technology 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuciano Floridi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Technology and Environment 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Technology and Environment 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Tiles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 The Precautionary Principle 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Stirling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJozef Keulartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Global Warming 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSir John Houghton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Hurlen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Environmental Science and Technology 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Tiles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Agriculture and Technology 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn R. Porter and Jesper Rasmussen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 The Built Environment 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Illies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Technology and Politics 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Technology and Politics 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan Selinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 The Idea of Progress 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Sarewitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Technology and Power 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Sarewitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Technology and Culture 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucien Scubla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Technology Management 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Li-Hua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Technology Strategy 321\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Li-Hua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Technology and Globalization 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Kaplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Technology Transfer 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan Selinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Technology and Capitalism 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Kaplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 The Politics of Gender and Technology 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElisabeth K. Kelan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 European Politics, Economy and Technology 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErik Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Asian Politics, Economy and Technology 347\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeekok Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 US Politics, Economy and Technology 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Hart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Energy, Technology and Geopolitics 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn R. Fanchi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Technology and Ethics 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Technology and Ethics: Overview 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarl Mitcham and Katinka Waelbers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Agriculture Ethics 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Kaplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Architecture Ethics 387\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarwick A. Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Biomedical Engineering Ethics 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Brey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Bioethics 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul B. Thomson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Biotechnology: Plants and Animals 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBart Gremmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Computer Ethics 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Brey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Consumerism 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward J. Woodhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 Development Ethics 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Kesselring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73 Energy Ethics 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirsten Halsnæs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74 Engineering Ethics 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristelle Didier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75 Environmental Ethics 433\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Søbirk Petersen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76 Food Ethics 439\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Kaplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77 Future Generations 442\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesper Ryberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78 Genethics 445\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNils Holtug\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e79 Technology and the Law 449\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Susskind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80 Media Ethics 452\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeni Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e81 Medical Ethics 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSøren Holm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e82 Nanoethics 459\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Weckert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e83 Nuclear Ethics 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKoos van der Bruggen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e84 Religion and Technology 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarl Mitcham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e85 Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesper Ryberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e86 Value-sensitive Design 477\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeroen van der Hoven and Noemi Manders-Huits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Technology and the Future 481\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e87 Technology, Prosperity and Risk 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSven Ove Hansson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e88 World Risk Society 495\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUlrich Beck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e89 Risk Analysis 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSven Ove Hansson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e90 Prosperity and the Future of Technology 502\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Sims Bainbridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e91 Converging Technologies 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Sims Bainbridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e92 Nanotechnology 511\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred Nordmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e93 Energy Forecast Technologies 517\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn R. 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