Technologies contribute to harms in a variety of ways, but can we ever say they are harmful in-and-of-themselves?
This book offers a new way to understand how technologies, while not intrinsically harmful, are laden with values and dispositions that can contribute to negative outcomes. Building on insights from postphenomenology, realist social theory and the philosophy of action, it provides a framework for examining technology-harm relations: relations with technology that are harmful by virtue of what they contribute to bringing about. It is for anyone seeking to design, regulate, research or simply use technology in a way that prioritizes well-being.
| ISBN: | 9781529247077 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 2025 |
| Author: | Mark A Wood |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 266 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Social Harm |
| Genres: |
Crime and criminology Media studies: internet, digital media and society Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments |
Technologies contribute to harms in a variety of ways, but can we ever say they are harmful in-and-of-themselves? This book offers a new way to understand how technologies, while not intrinsically harmful, are laden with values and dispositions that can contribute to negative outcomes.
How Technologies Harm features in the following genres: Crime and criminology, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments
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How Technologies Harm was written by Mark A Wood and published by Bristol University Press
How Technologies Harm has 266 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Social Harm series
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