This collection of essays examines the philosophical and cultural aspects of technology. The issues range widely - from quantum technology to problems of technology and culture in a developing country and contributors approach the issues from a variety of perspectives. The volume includes case-studies, and also more theoretical pieces which consider the fundamental question of whether technology should be perceived as a force for liberation or enslavement. The volume aims to stimulate debate about the relation between technology and philosophy and society in general, and to open a field of enquiry that has been relatively neglected. Written in an accessible style, the contributions are intended equally for philosophers exploring the novel problems arising in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, but also for technologists interested in the philosophical implications of their work.
ISBN: | 9780521558167 |
Publication date: | 14th December 1995 |
Author: | Roger University of Bradford Fellows |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 212 pages |
Series: | Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements |
Genres: |
Philosophy of science Technology: general issues |