Handling technical Power : Philosophy of Technology.

Irrgang, Bernhard.

Handling technical Power : Philosophy of Technology. - Stuttgart : Franz Steiner Verlag, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (226 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION: HERMENEUTIC PHILOSOPHY OF TECHNICS AND TECHNOLOGY; PART I: DEVELOPING TECHNICAL POTENTIAL: THEORETICAL TECHNOLOGY; 1. TECHNICAL PRAXIS AND TECHNICAL POWER: TECHNICAL ARTIFACTS AND STRUCTURES BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION, USE, MAINTENANCE AND DISPOSAL; 2. TECHNOLOGY AS KNOWLEDGE OF PROCESS AND DEALING BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE; 3. TECHNOSCIENCE, LABORATORY SCIENCES, TECHNORESEARCH -- GENESIS OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY; PART II: USE OF TECHNICAL POTENTIALS: POLITICAL TECHNOLOGY 4. POSSESSION AND USE: TECHNICS AS THE BASIS OF SOCIAL FORMATION, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWER5. PATHS OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND TRANSCULTURAL MODERNIZATION; 6. TECHNOLOGISATION OF EVERYDAY LIFE, CONSUMER ORIENTATION, RE-USE OF TECHNOLOGY, JOY OF USE AND TRUST IN TECHNICS; 7. CONCLUSION: HERMENEUTICS OF TECHNICS, CULTURE OF REFLECTION ON TECHNOLOGY AND VISIONS OF TECHNOLOGY; 8. LITERATURE



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Technology--Philosophy.


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