Invasive technification : critical essays in the philosophy of technology
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Invasive technification : critical essays in the philosophy of technology
Bloomsbury, c2012
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Invasive Technisierung : Technikphilosophie une Technikkritik
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Technology has extended its reach to the human body - not just in a literal sense, through implants, transplants and technological substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sense too. Technological infrastructure and the instutions of a technified society today determine what perception is, how we communicate and what forms of social life are possible. A fundamental new conception of technology is therefore required. Technology can no longer be seen simply as a means of efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it needs to be considered as a total structure, something which makes some forms of human action and human relationship possible, while limiting the possibilities of others. In Intensive Technification, the celebrated German philosopher Gernot Bohme offers a critique of technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology presents problems for modern human beings. It is a book about the preservation of humanity and humane values under the challenging conditions of a technically advanced civilisation and makes a crucial contribution to our understanding of the issues around the philosophy of technology today.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the English Edition
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Scientific/Technological Civilisation
- 3. The Technification of Nature
- 4. Technology and Its Uses
- 5. The Technification of Human Relations
- 6. Critique of Technology
- Notes
- Index.
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