Technology and Values: Essential ReadingsISBN: 978-1-4051-4900-6
Hardcover
560 pages
May 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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This anthology features essays and book excerpts on technology and
values written by preeminent figures in the field from the early
20th century to the present. It offers an in-depth range of
readings on important applied issues in technology as well.
- Useful in addressing questions on philosophy, sociology, and theory of technology
- Includes wide-ranging coverage on metaphysics, ethics, and politics, as well as issues relating to gender, biotechnology, everyday artifacts, and architecture
- A good supplemental text for courses on moral or political problems in which contemporary technology is a unit of focus
- An accessible and thought-provoking book for beginning and advanced undergraduates; yet also a helpful resource for graduate students and academics