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A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology / Edition 1
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- 1118346319
- ISBN-13:
- 9781118346310
- Pub. Date:
- 10/01/2012
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- Wiley
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Overview
- 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
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781118346310 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 10/01/2012 |
Series: | Blackwell Companions to Philosophy , #127 |
Pages: | 592 |
Product dimensions: | 6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Stig Andur Pedersen is Professor of Philosophy of Science at Roskilde University. He has published numerous papers on topics such as mathematical logic, mathematical modeling in biology, foundational studies of mathematics and physics, and philosophy of medicine and engineering. He is also the co-author of Philosophy of Medicine (1990) and has co-edited several volumes.
Vincent F. Hendricks holds two doctoral degrees in philosophy, is Professor of Formal Philosophy at Roskilde University, and the winner of the Danish Elite Research Prize 2008. His work has been influential on modern mathematical and philosophical logic and concentrates primarily on bringing mainstream and formal approaches to epistemology together. He is the author of numerous texts and papers in this field.
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Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors xiIntroduction 1
Part I History of Technology 5
1 History of Technology 7 Thomas J. Misa
2 Definitions of Technology 18 Richard Li-Hua
3 Western Technology 23 Keld Nielsen
4 Chinese Technology 28 Francesca Bray
5 Islamic Technology 32 Thomas F. Glick
6 Japanese Technology 37 David Wittner
7 Technology and War 43 Bart Hacker
Part II Technology and Science 49
8 Technology and Science 51 Don Ihde
9 Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique 61 Hans Radder
10 Engineering Science 66 Louis L. Bucciarelli
11 Technological Knowledge 70 Anthonie W. M. Meijers and Marc J. de Vries
12 The Interplay between Science and Technology 75 Bart Gremmen
13 Instruments in Science and Technology 78 Mieke Boon
14 Social Construction of Science 84 Harry Collins
15 Social Construction of Technology 88 Wiebe E. Bijker
16 Theory Change and Instrumentation 95 Joseph C. Pitt
17 Biology and Technology 99 Keekok Lee
18 Nuclear Technologies 104 William J. Nuttall
19 Engineering Design 112 Peter Kroes
20 Cybernetics 118 Andrew Pickering
21 Chemistry and Technology 123 Helge S. Kragh
Part III Technology and Philosophy 129
22 Introduction: Philosophy and Technology 131 Val Dusek
23 Semiotics of Technology 141 Robert E. Innis
24 Critical Theory of Technology 146 Andrew Feenberg
25 Cyborgs 154 Evan Selinger
26 Simulation 157 Evan Selinger
27 Technology as “Applied Science” 160 Robert C. Scharff
28 Technological Artifacts 165 Peter-Paul Verbeek and Pieter E. Vermaas
29 Technical Practice 172 Bart Gremmen
30 Technological Pragmatism 175 Larry Hickman
31 Hermeneutics and Technologies 180 Don Ihde
32 Analytic Philosophy of Technology 184 Maarten Franssen
33 Technological Rationality 189 Lorenzo C. Simpson
34 Phenomenology and Technology 195 Iain Thomson
35 Expertise 202 Evan Selinger
36 Imaging Technologies 205 Don Ihde
37 The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an “Enlightened Doomsaying” 210 Jean-Pierre Dupuy
38 Technology and Metaphysics 214 Jean-Pierre Dupuy
39 Large Technical Systems 218 Erik van der Vleuten
40 Sociotechnical Systems 223 Maarten Franssen and Peter Kroes
41 Information Technology 227 Luciano Floridi
Part IV Technology and Environment 233
42 Technology and Environment 235 Mary Tiles
43 The Precautionary Principle 248 Andy Stirling
44 Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment 263 Jozef Keulartz
45 Global Warming 270 Sir John Houghton
46 The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling 276 Jan Hurlen
47 Environmental Science and Technology 280 Mary Tiles
48 Agriculture and Technology 285 John R. Porter and Jesper Rasmussen
49 The Built Environment 289 Christian Illies
Part V Technology and Politics 295
50 Technology and Politics 297 Evan Selinger
51 The Idea of Progress 303 Daniel Sarewitz
52 Technology and Power 308 Daniel Sarewitz
53 Technology and Culture 311 Lucien Scubla
54 Technology Management 316 Richard Li-Hua
55 Technology Strategy 321 Richard Li-Hua
56 Technology and Globalization 325 David M. Kaplan
57 Technology Transfer 329 Evan Selinger
58 Technology and Capitalism 333 David M. Kaplan
59 The Politics of Gender and Technology 338 Elisabeth K. Kelan
60 European Politics, Economy and Technology 342 Erik Jones
61 Asian Politics, Economy and Technology 347 Keekok Lee
62 US Politics, Economy and Technology 353 David M. Hart
63 Energy, Technology and Geopolitics 359 John R. Fanchi
Part VI Technology and Ethics 365
64 Technology and Ethics: Overview 367 Carl Mitcham and Katinka Waelbers
65 Agriculture Ethics 384 David M. Kaplan
66 Architecture Ethics 387 Warwick A. Fox
67 Biomedical Engineering Ethics 392 Philip Brey
68 Bioethics 397 Paul B. Thomson
69 Biotechnology: Plants and Animals 402 Bart Gremmen
70 Computer Ethics 406 Philip Brey
71 Consumerism 412 Edward J. Woodhouse
72 Development Ethics 416 Thomas Kesselring
73 Energy Ethics 422 Kirsten Halsnæs
74 Engineering Ethics 426 Christelle Didier
75 Environmental Ethics 433 Thomas Søbirk Petersen
76 Food Ethics 439 David M. Kaplan
77 Future Generations 442 Jesper Ryberg
78 Genethics 445 Nils Holtug
79 Technology and the Law 449 Richard Susskind
80 Media Ethics 452 Deni Elliott
81 Medical Ethics 455 Søren Holm
82 Nanoethics 459 John Weckert
83 Nuclear Ethics 462 Koos van der Bruggen
84 Religion and Technology 466 Carl Mitcham
85 Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility 474 Jesper Ryberg
86 Value-sensitive Design 477 Jeroen van der Hoven and Noemi Manders-Huits
Part VII Technology and the Future 481
87 Technology, Prosperity and Risk 483 Sven Ove Hansson
88 World Risk Society 495 Ulrich Beck
89 Risk Analysis 500 Sven Ove Hansson
90 Prosperity and the Future of Technology 502 William Sims Bainbridge
91 Converging Technologies 508 William Sims Bainbridge
92 Nanotechnology 511 Alfred Nordmann
93 Energy Forecast Technologies 517 John R. Fanchi
94 Biotechnology 523 Jennifer Kuzma
95 Transportation 532 Jonathan L. Gifford
96 Global Challenges 538 Jennifer Kuzma
97 Chemicals 546 Bruce E. Johansen
98 The Future of Humanity 551 Nick Bostrom
Index 558