Overview
Technology more than ever has become an established part of our everyday lives.Its sophistication offers us power beyond our human capacity which can either dazzle or threaten us. Living in a Technological Culture examines the relations between science, technology and culture; introducing basic concepts in ethics, and in the philosophy of science and technology. Some of the issues raised include facts, values, efficiency, instrumental rationality, pure and applied science, culture, politics and moral responsibility. Mary Tiles and Hans Oberdieck reveal not only the embeddedness of technologies in cultures,but also the distinctive ways in which modern technology is embedded in the cultures of Western industrialised countries. This book,by questioning our existing uses of technology,opens up the wider debate on the shape of things to come and whether we should be trying to change them now.The authors argue that unless we address the questions posed by technology,we will continue to use technology simply to so stupid things in clever ways. As an introduction to the philosophy of technology,Living in a Technological Culture will be valuable to students,but in assuming no prior background in philosophy,it will engage all mindful users of technology.
Full Product Details
Author: Hans Oberdiek ,
Mary Tiles
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9780415071000
ISBN 10: 0415071003
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 16 November 1995
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College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Living in a Technological Culture is intended to serve as an introduction to the philosophy of technology, and as such could well serve as a suitable course text.. - Science, Technology & Society, Summer 1996
Living in a Technological Culture is intended to serve as an introduction to the philosophy of technology, and as such could well serve as a suitable course text.. - Science, Technology & Society, Summer 1996
Living in a Technological Culture is intended to serve as an introduction to the philosophy of technology, and as such could well serve as a suitable course text.. <br>- Science, Technology & Society, Summer 1996 <br>
Author Information
Mary Tiles is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii; she is the author of various books including Bachelard: Science and Objectivity (1984); An Introduction to Historical Epistemology with Jim Tiles (1993) and Mathematics and the Image of Reason (1991), which is published by Routledge. Hans Oberdiek is Professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
