Technology and Values

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Technology and Values explores the complex interactions between technological advancements and human values. Situated at the crossroads of philosophy and psychology, the book examines how technology influences our ethical standards, social norms, and personal identities. It provides insights into both the benefits and challenges technology poses to modern society, encouraging readers to reflect on the moral implications of living in an increasingly digital world.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in exploring the intricate relationship between technological advancements and ethical challenges. It offers philosophical insights and psychological perspectives that engage with how technology shapes and is shaped by human values. Anyone keen on understanding the moral implications of technological innovations will find this book enriching.

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.

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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.

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Technology and Values is highly praised for its extensive and insightful collection of readings that span both classical discussions on the nature of technology and contemporary articles on recent technological advancements. The book is noted for its broad coverage and comprehensive bibliography, making it a valuable resource for both undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as for anyone interested in the intersections of technology and cultural values.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405149013

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

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Edited by Craig Hanks

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 962g

Pages: 560

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About the Author

Craig Hanks is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University-San Marcos, where he is past-chair of the Institutional Review Board. He was previously at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and was Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the Stevens Institute of Technology. He specializes in philosophy of technology and applied philosophy, and has taught courses on engineering ethics, environmental ethics, biomedical ethics, and philosophy of technology. He is author of Refiguring Critical Theory (2002) and editor of Inner Space/Outer Space: The Humanities, Technology and the Postmodern World (1993); his monograph, Technological Musings: Reflections on Technology and Values, is forthcoming.