Living in a Technological Culture

Name: Living in a Technological Culture
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Philosophical Issues in Science

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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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

November 16th, 1995

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General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

224

Series

Philosophical Issues in Science

Dimensions

138x216x21

ISBN-13

9780415071000

Product ID

2250007

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