UID:
almafu_9960119196102883
Format:
1 online resource (iv, 207 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-52408-0
Series Statement:
Royal Institute of Philosophy supplements ; 38
Content:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Technology : liberation or enslavement? /
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Do the successes of technology evidence the truth of theories /
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Instrument and reality : the case of terrestrial magnetism and the northern lights (Aurora Borealis) /
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Realism and progress : why scientists should be realists /
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Quantum technology : where to look for the quantum measurement problem /
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Welcome to Wales : Searle on the computational theory of mind /
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Acts, omissions and keeping patients alive in a persistent vegetative state /
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Technology and culture in a developing country /
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Art and technology : an old tension /
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Tools, machines and marvels /
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Values, means and ends /
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Question time /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-55816-6
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511524080
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511524080
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