Philosophical & Religious Aspects of Technology

Technology And The Politics Of Knowledge

Name: Technology And The Politics Of Knowledge
Author: Andrew Feenberg
ISBN: 9780253321541

by Andrew Feenberg (Editor), Alastair Hannay

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Overview

Technology and the Politics of Knowledge responds to an evergrowing concern with technology in contemporary social thought. The leading figures in the current philosophical study of technology address such complex and hotly debated issues as the place of science and technical knowledge in the political sphere, the role of individual choice and citizen virtue in a technological society, the relevance of gender to technical innovation, the contributions of Habermas and Heidegger to thinking on technology, and the political and moral implications of innovation in such diverse fields as the media and reproductive technologies.

Synopsis

"This fine collection of essays from a diverse group of authors expounding on a wide variety of subjects presents a generous sampling of the new philosophy of technology." — Choice

"... informative, original, and provocative.... Many of the writers are major players in defining the contested political terrain of cultural, science, and technology studies as well as critical theory and Heidegger studies." — Gerald Doppelt

About the Author, Andrew Feenberg

ANDREW FEENBERG teaches philosophy at San Diego State University. His books include Lukacs, Marx, and the Sources of Critical Theory and Critical Theory of Technology. ALASTAIR HANNAY is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo and author of Mental Images: A Defense and Human Consciousness. He is editor of the journal Inquiry.