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020 | _a9781405149013 | ||
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_a361 _bHAN |
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100 | _aCraig Hank | ||
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_aTechnology and Values : _bEssential Readings |
250 | _a1st Ed. | ||
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_aWest Sussex _bWiley-Blackwell, _c2010 |
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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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