Invasive Technification - Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology

Technology has extended its reach to the humanbody, not just in a literal sense, through implants, transplants andtechnological substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sensetoo. Technological infrastructure and the institutions of a technified society todaydetermine what perception is, how we communicate and what forms of humanrelationship with the natural world are possible. A fundamental new conceptionof technology is urgently needed. Technology can no longer be seen as a meansfor efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it must be seen as a total structure which makes new forms ofhuman action and human relationship possible, while limiting the possibilitiesof others. In InvasiveTechnification , acclaimed German philosopher Gernot Bohme offers a readingof technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology presentschallenges for modern human beings. It is a book about the preservation ofhumanity and humane values under the demanding conditions of a technicallyadvanced civilisation and makes a major contribution to the contemporaryphilosophy of technology.

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• Autori: Gernot B. Hme, B@00000041@#246, Gernot Beohme, Gernot Bhme, Gernot B-hme, Gernot Boehme, Gernot/ Shingleton Boehme, Gernot Bohme, Gernot Böhme, Gernot hme, Cameron Shingleton
• Con la collaborazione di: Gernot Boehme (Traduzione), Cameron Shingleton (Traduzione)
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.08.2012
• EAN: 9781441149015
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-4901-5
• Pagine: 248
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie