Technology and the character of contemporary life :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a philosophical inquiry /
First Statement of Responsibility
Albert Borgmann.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1984.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
302 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part 1. The problem of technology. Technology and theory -- Theories of technology -- The choice of a theory -- Scientific theory -- Scientific explanation -- The scope of scientific explanation -- Science and technology -- Part 2. The character of technology. The promise of technology -- The device paradigm -- The foreground of technology -- Devices, means, and machines -- Paradigmatic explanation -- Technology and the social order -- Technology and democracy -- The rule of technology -- Political engagement and social justice -- Work and labor -- Leisure, excellence, and happiness -- The stability of technology
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Part 3. The reform of technology. The possibilities of reform -- Deictic discourse -- The challenge of nature -- Focal things and practices -- Wealth and the good life -- Political affirmation -- The recovery of the promise of technology.