{"product_id":"philosophy-and-technology-paperback-9780521558167","title":"Philosophy and Technology (Paperback) 9780521558167","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhilosophy and Technology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis collection of essays examines the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology from a variety of perspectives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRoger Fellows (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521558167, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 December 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.343 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of essays examines the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology. The issues range widely - from quantum technology to problems of technology and culture in a developing country and contributors approach the issues from a variety of perspectives. The volume includes case-studies, and also more theoretical pieces which consider the fundamental question of whether technology should be perceived as a force for liberation or enslavement. The volume aims to stimulate debate about the relation between technology and philosophy and society in general, and to open a field of enquiry that has been relatively neglected. Written in an accessible style, the contributions are intended equally for philosophers exploring the novel problems arising in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, but also for technologists interested in the philosophical implications of their work.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Roger Fellows\u003cbr\u003e 2. Technology: liberation or enslavement? David E. Cooper\u003cbr\u003e 3. Do the successes of technology evidence the truth of theories? Michael Smithurst\u003cbr\u003e 4. Instruments and reality: the case of terrestrial magnetism and the Northern Lights Willem Hackman\u003cbr\u003e 5. Realism and progress: why scientists should be realists Robin Findlay Hendry\u003cbr\u003e 6. Quantum technology: where to look for the quantum measurements problem Nancy Cartwright\u003cbr\u003e 7. Welcome to Wales: Searle on the computational theory of mind Roger Fellows\u003cbr\u003e 8. Acts, omissions and keeping patients alive in a persistent vegetative state Sophie Botris\u003cbr\u003e 9. Technology and culture in a developing country Kwame Gyekye\u003cbr\u003e 10. Art and technology Anthony O'Hear\u003cbr\u003e 11. Tools, machines and marvels Stephen R. L. Clark\u003cbr\u003e 12. Values, means and ends Robert Grant\u003cbr\u003e 13. Question time Renford Bambrough.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065980899608,"sku":"9780521558167","price":32.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521558167i.jpg?v=1691408549","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/philosophy-and-technology-paperback-9780521558167","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}