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Routledge
324 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
324 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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 technê and logos into a single worldview. The Greeks... Read more
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
Biography
David Skrbina, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.
