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020 _a9781405149013
082 _a361
_bHAN
100 _aCraig Hank
245 1 0 _aTechnology and Values :
_bEssential Readings
250 _a1st Ed.
260 _aWest Sussex
_bWiley-Blackwell,
_c2010
300 _a560 p.
500 _aThis anthology features essays and book excerpts on technology and values written by preeminent figures in the field from the early 20th century to the present. It offers an in-depth range of readings on important applied issues in technology as well. Useful in addressing questions on philosophy, sociology, and theory of technology Includes wide-ranging coverage on metaphysics, ethics, and politics, as well as issues relating to gender, biotechnology, everyday artifacts, and architecture A good supplemental text for courses on moral or political problems in which contemporary technology is a unit of focus An accessible and thought-provoking book for beginning and advanced undergraduates; yet also a helpful resource for graduate students and academics
504 _aIncluding index and references
650 _aToward a Philosophy of Technology, Technology, Four Philosophies of Technology, The Relation of Science and Technology to Human Value, A Collective of Humans and Nonhumans, Technology and Ethics, The Autonomy of Technology, The Autonomy of Technology, Man the Technician, Science and Society, Technology and Community Life,
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