Book description
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.
Presents the first complete, authoritative reference work in the field
Organized thematically for use both as a full introduction to the field or an encyclopedic reference
Draws on original essays from leading interdisciplinary scholars
Features the most up-to-date and cutting edge research in the interdisciplinary fields of philosophy, technology, and their broader intellectual environments
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I: History of Technology
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Part II: Technology and Science
- Chapter 8: Technology and Science
- Chapter 9: Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique
- Chapter 10: Engineering Science
- Chapter 11: Technological Knowledge
- Chapter 12: The Interplay between Science and Technology
- Chapter 13: Instruments in Science and Technology
- Chapter 14: Social Construction of Science
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Chapter 15: Social Construction of Technology
- Constructivist Studies of Science and Technology
- The Origin and Development of the Social Construction of Technology
- The Social Construction of Technology as a Heuristics for Research
- Some Philosophical Questions
- Technology and Ideas
- Conceptual Issues
- Logic and Epistemological Issues
- Ethical Issues
- Issues of Political Philosophy
- Religious Issues
- References and Further Reading
- Chapter 16: Theory Change and Instrumentation
- Chapter 17: Biology and Technology
- Chapter 18: Nuclear Technologies
- Chapter 19: Engineering Design
- Chapter 20: Cybernetics
- Chapter 21: Chemistry and Technology
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Part III: Technology and Philosophy
- Chapter 22: Introduction: Philosophy and Technology
- Chapter 23: Semiotics of Technology
- Chapter 24: Critical Theory of Technology
- Chapter 25: Cyborgs
- Chapter 26: Simulation
- Chapter 27: Technology as “Applied Science”
- Chapter 28: Technological Artifacts
- Chapter 29: Technical Practice
- Chapter 30: Technological Pragmatism
- Chapter 31: Hermeneutics and Technologies
- Chapter 32: Analytic Philosophy of Technology
- Chapter 33: Technological Rationality
- Chapter 34: Phenomenology and Technology
- Chapter 35: Expertise
- Chapter 36: Imaging Technologies
- Chapter 37: The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an “Enlightened Doomsaying”
- Chapter 38: Technology and Metaphysics
- Chapter 39: Large Technical Systems
- Chapter 40: Sociotechnical Systems
- Chapter 41: Information Technology
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Part IV: Technology and Environment
- Chapter 42: Technology and Environment
- Chapter 43: The Precautionary Principle
- Chapter 44: Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment
- Chapter 45: Global Warming
- Chapter 46: The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling
- Chapter 47: Environmental Science and Technology
- Chapter 48: Agriculture and Technology
- Chapter 49: The Built Environment
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Part V: Technology and Politics
- Chapter 50: Technology and Politics
- Chapter 51: The Idea of Progress
- Chapter 52: Technology and Power
- Chapter 53: Technology and Culture
- Chapter 54: Technology Management
- Chapter 55: Technology Strategy
- Chapter 56: Technology and Globalization
- Chapter 57: Technology Transfer
- Chapter 58: Technology and Capitalism
- Chapter 59: The Politics of Gender and Technology
- Chapter 60: European Politics, Economy and Technology
- Chapter 61: Asian Politics, Economy and Technology
- Chapter 62: US Politics, Economy and Technology
- Chapter 63: Energy, Technology and Geopolitics
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Part VI: Technology and Ethics
- Chapter 64: Technology and Ethics: Overview
- Chapter 65: Agriculture Ethics
- Chapter 66: Architecture Ethics
- Chapter 67: Biomedical Engineering Ethics
- Chapter 68: Bioethics
- Chapter 69: Biotechnology: Plants and Animals
- Chapter 70: Computer Ethics
- Chapter 71: Consumerism
- Chapter 72: Development Ethics
- Chapter 73: Energy Ethics
- Chapter 74: Engineering Ethics
- Chapter 75: Environmental Ethics
- Chapter 76: Food Ethics
- Chapter 77: Future Generations
- Chapter 78: Genethics
- Chapter 79: Technology and the Law
- Chapter 80: Media Ethics
- Chapter 81: Medical Ethics
- Chapter 82: Nanoethics
- Chapter 83: Nuclear Ethics
- Chapter 84: Religion and Technology
- Chapter 85: Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility
- Chapter 86: Value-sensitive Design
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Part VII: Technology and the Future
- Chapter 87: Technology, Prosperity and Risk
- Chapter 88: World Risk Society
- Chapter 89: Risk Analysis
- Chapter 90: Prosperity and the Future of Technology
- Chapter 91: Converging Technologies
- Chapter 92: Nanotechnology
- Chapter 93: Energy Forecast Technologies
- Chapter 94: Biotechnology
- Chapter 95: Transportation
- Chapter 96: Global Challenges
- Chapter 97: Chemicals
- Chapter 98: The Future of Humanity
- Index
Product information
- Title: A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2009
- Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
- ISBN: 9781405146012
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