A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology

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John Wiley & Sons, 1 okt 2012 - 592 pagina's
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
 

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Inhoudsopgave

Introduction
Definitions of Technology
Western Technology
Chinese Technology
List of Illustrations
Islamic Technology
Japanese Technology
Technology and
Agriculture and Technology
Technology and Politics
The Idea of Progress
Technology and Power
Technology Management
Technology Strategy
Technology Transfer
The Politics of Gender and Technology

Technology and Science
Science and Technology Positivism and Critique
Engineering Science
The Interplay between Science and Technology
Social Construction of Science
Theory Change and Instrumentation
Biology and Technology
Nuclear Technologies
Engineering Design
Cybernetics
Chemistry and Technology
Introduction Philosophy and Technology
Semiotics of Technology
Critical Theory of Technology
Cyborgs
Technology as Applied Science
Technological Artifacts
Technical Practice
Analytic Philosophy of Technology
Phenomenology and Technology
Imaging Technologies
Large Technical Systems
Technology and Environment
The Precautionary Principle
incertitude
Boundarywork Pluralism and the Environment
Global Warming
The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating
Environmental Science and Technology
Introduction
US Politics Economy and Technology
Energy Technology and Geopolitics
Technology and Ethics Overview
Agriculture Ethics
Architecture Ethics
Biomedical Engineering Ethics
Bioethics
Computer Ethics
Consumerism
Energy Ethics
Engineering Ethics
Environmental Ethics
Food Ethics
Genethics
Media Ethics
Nanoethics
Religion and Technology
Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility
Technology Prosperity and Risk
World Risk Society
RiskAnalysis
Converging Technologies
Energy Forecast Technologies
Biotechnology
Transportation
Global Challenges
Copyright

Overige edities - Alles bekijken

A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen,Stig Andur Pedersen,Vincent F. Hendricks
Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2009
A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen,Stig Andur Pedersen,Vincent F. Hendricks
Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2012
A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen,Stig Andur Pedersen,Vincent F. Hendricks
Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2009

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Over de auteur (2012)

Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen has a Ph.D. in Science Studies and teaches Theory of Science at the Faculty of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. He is the editor of various publications, including a Danish anthology on the concept of “time” in science and Philosophy of Technology: 5 Questions (2007).

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.

Bibliografische gegevens

TitelA Companion to the Philosophy of Technology
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
AuteursJan Kyrre Berg Olsen, Stig Andur Pedersen, Vincent F. Hendricks
UitgeverJohn Wiley & Sons, 2012
ISBN1118394232, 9781118394236
Lengte592 pagina's
  
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