| Description |
xv, 571 pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 43 |
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Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 43
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| Contents |
Pt. I. History of Technology -- 1. History of Technology / Thomas J. Misa -- 2. Definitions of Technology / Richard Li-Hua -- 3. Western Technology / Keld Nielsen -- 4. Chinese Technology / Francesca Bray -- 5. Islamic Technology / Thomas F. Glick -- 6. Japanese Technology / David Wittner -- 7. Technology and War / Bart Hacker -- Pt. II. Technology and Science -- 8. Technology and Science / Don Ihde -- 9. Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique / Hans Radder -- 10. Engineering Science / Louis L. Bucciarelli -- 11. Technological Knowledge / Anthonie W. M. Meijers and Marc J. de Vries -- 12. The Interplay between Science and Technology / Bart Gremmen -- 13. Instruments in Science and Technology / Mieke Boon -- 14. Social Construction of Science / Harry Collins -- 15. Social Construction of Technology / Wiebe E. Bijker -- 16. Theory Change and Instrumentation / Joseph C. Pitt -- 17. Biology and Technology / Keekok Lee -- 18. Nuclear Technologies / William J. Nuttall -- 19. Engineering Design / Peter Kroes -- 20. Cybernetics / Andrew Pickering -- 21. Chemistry and Technology / Helge S. Kragh -- Pt. III. Technology and Philosophy -- 22. Introduction: Philosophy and Technology / Val Dusek -- 23. Semiotics of Technology / Robert E. Innis -- 24. Critical Theory of Technology / Andrew Feenberg -- 25. Cyborgs / Evan Selinger -- 26. Simulation / Evan Selinger -- 27. Technology as "Applied Science" / Robert C. Scharff -- 28. Technological Artifacts / Peter-Paul Verbeek and Pieter E. Vermaas -- 29. Technical Practice / Bart Gremmen -- 30. Technological Pragmatism / Larry Hickman -- 31. Hermeneutics and Technologies / Don Ihde -- 32. Analytic Philosophy of Technology / Maarten Franssen -- 33. Technological Rationality / Lorenzo C. Simpson -- 34. Phenomenology and Technology / Iain Thomson -- 35. Expertise / Evan Selinger -- 36. Imaging Technologies / Don Ihde -- 37. The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an "Enlightened Doomsaying" / Jean-Pierre Dupuy -- 38. Technology and Metaphysics / Jean-Pierre Dupuy -- 39. Large Technical Systems / Erik van der Vleuten -- 40. Sociotechnical Systems / Maarten Franssen and Peter Kroes -- 41. Information Technology / Luciano Floridi -- Pt. IV. chnology and Environment -- 42. Technology and Environment / Mary Tiles -- 43. The Precautionary Principle / Andy Stirling -- 44. Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment / Jozef Keulartz -- 45. Global Warming / John Houghton -- 46. The Reinvention of CO[subscript 2] as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling / Jan Hurlen -- 47. Environmental Science and Technology / Mary Tiles -- 48. Agriculture and Technology / John R. Porter and Jesper Rasmussen -- 49. The Built Environment / Christian Illies -- Pt. V. Technology and Politics -- 50. Technology and Politics / Evan Selinger -- 51. The Idea of Progress / Daniel Sarewitz -- 52. Technology and Power / Daniel Sarewitz -- 53. Technology and Culture / Lucien Scubla -- 54. Technology Management / Richard Li-Hua -- 55. Technology Strategy / Richard Li-Hua -- 56. Technology and Globalization / David M. Kaplan -- 57. Technology Transfer / Evan Selinger -- 58. Technology and Capitalism / David M. Kaplan -- 59. The Politics of Gender and Technology / Elisabeth K. Kelan -- 60. European Politics, Economy and Technology / Erik Jones -- 61. sian Politics, Economy and Technology / Keekok Lee -- 62. US Politics, Economy and Technology / David M. Hart -- 63. Energy, Technology and Geopolitics / John R. Fanchi -- Pt. VI. Technology and Ethics -- 64. Technology and Ethics: Overview / Carl Mitcham and Katinka Waelbers -- 65. Agriculture Ethics / David M. Kaplan -- 66. Architecture Ethics / Warwick A. Fox -- 67. Biomedical Engineering Ethics / Philip Brey -- 68. Bioethics / Paul B. Thomson -- 69. Biotechnology: Plants and Animals / Bart Gremmen -- 70. Computer Ethics / Philip Brey -- 71. Consumerism / Edward J. Woodhouse -- 72. Development Ethics / Thomas Kesselring -- 73. Energy Ethics / Kirsten Halsnaes -- 74. Engineering Ethics / Christelle Didier -- 75. Environmental Ethics / Thomas Sobirk Petersen -- 76. Food Ethics / David M. Kaplan -- 77. Future Generations / Jesper Ryberg -- 78. Genethics / Nils Holtug -- 79. Technology and the Law / Richard Susskind -- 80. Media Ethics / Deni Elliott -- 81. Medical Ethics / Soren Holm -- 82. Nanoethics / John Weckert -- 83. Nuclear Ethics / Koos van der Bruggen -- 84. Religion and Technology / Carl Mitcham -- 85. Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility / Jesper Ryberg -- 86. Value-sensitive Design / Jeroen van der Hoven and Noemi Manders-Huits -- Pt. VII. Technology and the Future -- 87. Technology, Prosperity and Risk / Sven Ove Hansson -- 88. World Risk Society / Ulrich Beck -- 89. Risk Analysis / Sven Ove Hansson -- 90. Prosperity and the Future of Technology / William Sims Bainbridge -- 91. Converging Technologies / William Sims Bainbridge -- 92. Nanotechnology / Alfred Nordmann -- 93. Energy Forecast Technologies / John R. Fanchi -- 94. Biotechnology / Jennifer Kuzma -- 95. Transportation / Jonathan L. Gifford -- 96. Global Challenges / Jennifer Kuzma -- 97. Chemicals / Bruce E. Johansen -- 98. The Future of Humanity / Nick Bostrom |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Blackwell Reference Online |
| Subject |
Technology -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Hendricks, Vincent F.
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Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen, 1963-
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Pedersen, Stig Andur, 1943-
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| LC no. |
2008044192 |
| ISBN |
140514601X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781405146012 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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