Topi Heikkerö

Ethics in Technology

A Philosophical Study

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book works toward general ethics of technology by studying the somewhat uncharted territory between critical thinking on technology in continental philosophy, practically motivated applied ethics, and sociological studies on science and technology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 573g
• ISBN-13: 9780739191958
• ISBN-10: 0739191950
• Artikelnr.: 40787786

Autorenporträt

Topi Heikkerö is tutor at St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Question of Ethics in a Technological World
Chapter 3: Hans Jonas: Technology and Responsibility
Chapter 4: Albert Borgmann: Technology and the Good Life
Chapter 5: Larry Hickman: Technology and Functionality
Chapter 6: Thinking Further: Ethics and Technology
Chapter 7: Conclusions