The Metaphysics of Technology

ISBN-13: 9780415716628 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 324 str.

David Skrbina;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

What is technology? Why does it have such power in our lives? Why does it seemingly progress of its own accord, and without regard to social or environmental well-being? The quest for the essence of technology is an old one, with roots in the pre-Socratic philosophy of ancient Greece. It was then that certain thinkers first joined the ideas of techne and logos into a single worldview. In this work, Skrbina returns to a classic metaphysical approach, seeking not so much an essence of technology but rather a deep and penetrating analysis of the entire technological phenomenon.

Spis treści

Introduction  Part I: Metaphysis  1. Situating Technology  2. Technê, Logos, Theos  3. Cause, Teleology, and Transcendence  4. Technology and Cosmic Evolution  5. German Metaphysical Insights: Dessauer, Juenger, Heidegger  6. Borgmann’s "Critical" Metaphysics  Part II: Praxis  7. Classical Critiques: Glimpses of the Pantechnikon  8. Recent Critiques: 1900 to Present  9. The Case for Technological Determinism  10. Replies and Refutations  11. Three Case Studies  12. Technology and Human Destiny.  Epilogue

O autorze

David Skrbina, Ph.D.,is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.