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Invasive Technification Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology

Böhme, Gernot
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781441149015
Publisert
2012-10-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Aldersnivå
UP, UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
248

Forfatter
Böhme, Gernot
Oversetter
Shingleton, Cameron

Om bidragsyterne

Cameron Shingleton is a lecturer at the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, University of Melbourne, Australia. Gernot Bohme was Professor of Philosophy at Darmstadt's Technische Univeritat, Germany, between 1977 and 2002. He rose to prominence in Germany with work in aesthetics, the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of embodiment, the philosophy of science/technology and his conception of practical philosophy as a capacity for dealing with the exigencies of life. His publications in English include Ethics in Context (Polity, 2001).

Invasive Technification Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology

Böhme, Gernot
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk
Böhme, Gernot
Innbundet / 2012 / Engelsk
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‘Böhme is a worthy successor to Ellul and Mumford, one who brings the critique of technology up to date by accounting for the recent explosion of new technologies undreamt of by his illustrious predecessors. He also goes beyond them in basing his analysis on a much more developed philosophical orientation focused on the effect of technology on Nature; and thus he is able to assess its invasive impact on human nature, on what we are as bodies and minds and what we might become under its influence. His book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in this issue, arguably the most important one that humanity has to face.'

- Harry Redner, author of 'Beyond Civilization: Society, Culture, and the Individual in the Age of Globalization'.,

Summing Up: Recommended. Science/technology and philosophy collections, upper-division undergraduates and above.

- T. Eastman, formerly, University of Maryland, CHOICE

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.
Les mer
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.
Les mer
‘Böhme is a worthy successor to Ellul and Mumford, one who brings the critique of technology up to date by accounting for the recent explosion of new technologies undreamt of by his illustrious predecessors. He also goes beyond them in basing his analysis on a much more developed philosophical orientation focused on the effect of technology on Nature; and thus he is able to assess its invasive impact on human nature, on what we are as bodies and minds and what we might become under its influence. His book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in this issue, arguably the most important one that humanity has to face.'
Les mer
An introduction to philosophy of technology posing a wide range of philosophical questions relating to technology and its social and cultural impact in today's world.
Combines a human perspective on technological issues with a general cultural concern and philosophical analysis.

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‘Böhme is a worthy successor to Ellul and Mumford, one who brings the critique of technology up to date by accounting for the recent explosion of new technologies undreamt of by his illustrious predecessors. He also goes beyond them in basing his analysis on a much more developed philosophical orientation focused on the effect of technology on Nature; and thus he is able to assess its invasive impact on human nature, on what we are as bodies and minds and what we might become under its influence. His book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in this issue, arguably the most important one that humanity has to face.'

- Harry Redner, author of 'Beyond Civilization: Society, Culture, and the Individual in the Age of Globalization'.,

Summing Up: Recommended. Science/technology and philosophy collections, upper-division undergraduates and above.

- T. Eastman, formerly, University of Maryland, CHOICE

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.
Les mer
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.
Les mer
‘Böhme is a worthy successor to Ellul and Mumford, one who brings the critique of technology up to date by accounting for the recent explosion of new technologies undreamt of by his illustrious predecessors. He also goes beyond them in basing his analysis on a much more developed philosophical orientation focused on the effect of technology on Nature; and thus he is able to assess its invasive impact on human nature, on what we are as bodies and minds and what we might become under its influence. His book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in this issue, arguably the most important one that humanity has to face.'
Les mer
An introduction to philosophy of technology posing a wide range of philosophical questions relating to technology and its social and cultural impact in today's world.
Combines a human perspective on technological issues with a general cultural concern and philosophical analysis.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781441149015
Publisert
2012-10-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Aldersnivå
UP, UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
248

Forfatter
Böhme, Gernot
Oversetter
Shingleton, Cameron

Om bidragsyterne

Cameron Shingleton is a lecturer at the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, University of Melbourne, Australia. Gernot Bohme was Professor of Philosophy at Darmstadt's Technische Univeritat, Germany, between 1977 and 2002. He rose to prominence in Germany with work in aesthetics, the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of embodiment, the philosophy of science/technology and his conception of practical philosophy as a capacity for dealing with the exigencies of life. His publications in English include Ethics in Context (Polity, 2001).

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