Dusek, Val  <br/><br/>
Philosophy of technology: an introduction 

 - USA  Blackwell Publishing  2006 
 - v, 244p. 
<br/><br/> Table of Contents<br/><br/>1. Philosophy of Science and Technology<br/>2. What is Technology? Defining or Characterizing Technology<br/>3. Technocracy<br/>4. Rationality, Technological Rationality, and Reason<br/>5. Phenomenology, Hermeneutics and Technology<br/>6. Technological Determinism<br/>7. Autonomous Technology<br/>8. Human Nature: Tool Making or Language?<br/>9. Women, Feminism and Technology<br/>10. Non-Western Technology and Local Knowledge<br/>11. Anti-Technology: Romanticism, Luddism and the Ecology Movement<br/>12. Social Constructionism and Actor Network Theory<br/>-- 
<br/><br/> Ideal for undergraduate students in philosophy and science studies, Philosophy of Technology offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of a subject vital to our time. It provides an up-to-date, accessible overview of the philosophy of technology, defining technology and its characteristics. The book explores the issues that arise as technology becomes an integral part of our society. In addition to traditional topics in science and technology studies, the volume offers discussion of technocracy, the romantic rebellion against technology. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405111638 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technology -- Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>601 DUS/P