Description
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.
Author: Val Dusek
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 03/13/2006
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.04h x 6.24w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9781405111621
ISBN10: 1405111623
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Technology & Engineering | General
- An up-to-date, accessible overview of the philosophy of technology, defining technology and its characteristics.
- 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.
- Complements The Philosophy of Technology: The Technological Condition: An Anthology, edited by Robert C. Scharff and Val Dusek (Blackwell, 2003).
Author: Val Dusek
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 03/13/2006
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.04h x 6.24w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9781405111621
ISBN10: 1405111623
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects
- Technology & Engineering | General
About the Author
Val Dusek is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. His recent publications include Holistic Inspirations of Physics: An Underground History of Electromagnetic Theory (1999) and Philosophy of Technology - The Technological Condition: An Anthology (co-edited with Robert C. Scharff, Blackwell 2003).