John Dewey's Pragmatic Technology

Larry A. Hickman (Author)

9780253207630

Paperback / softback, published 22 March 1990

234 pages, 2 b&w illus.
23.5 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.481 kg

" . . . a comprehensive canvass of Dewey's logic, metaphysics, aesthetics, philosophy of history, and social thought." —Choice
" . . . a major addition to the recent accumulation of in-depth studies of Dewey." —Journal of Speculative Philosophy
"Larry Hickman has done an exemplary job in demonstrating the relevance of John Dewey's philosophy to modern-day discussions of technology." —Ethics

Editor's Foreword by Don Ihde
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Locating Dewey's Critique of Technology
Chapter 2: Knowing as a Technological Artifact
Chapter 3: Productive Skills in the Arts
Chapter 4: From Techne to Technology
Chapter 5: Theory, Practice, and Production
Chapter 6: Instruments, History, and Human Freedom
Chapter 7: Publics as Products
Epilogue: Responsible Technology
Appendix: Pagination Key to Works Cited
Notes
Index