A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology

Cover
......Page 1
Contents
......Page 6
Notes on Contributors
......Page 12
Introduction
......Page 17
Part I: 
History of Technology......Page 20
History of Technology
......Page 21
Definitions of Technology......Page 32
Western Technology......Page 37
Chinese Technology......Page 42
Islamic Technology......Page 46
Japanese Technology......Page 51
Technology and War......Page 57
Part II: 
Technology and Science......Page 62
Technology and Science......Page 63
Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique......Page 73
Engineering Science......Page 78
Technological Knowledge......Page 82
The Interplay between Science and Technology......Page 87
Instruments in Science and Technology......Page 90
Social Construction of Science......Page 96
Social Construction of Technology......Page 100
Theory Change and Instrumentation......Page 107
Biology and Technology......Page 111
Nuclear Technologies......Page 116
Engineering Design......Page 124
Cybernetics......Page 130
Chemistry and Technology......Page 135
Part III: 
Technology and Philosophy......Page 140
Introduction: Philosophy and Technology......Page 141
Semiotics of Technology......Page 151
Critical Theory of Technology......Page 156
Cyborgs......Page 164
Simulation......Page 167
Technology as “Applied Science”......Page 170
Technological Artifacts......Page 175
Technical Practice......Page 182
Technological Pragmatism......Page 185
Hermeneutics and Technologies......Page 190
Analytic Philosophy of Technology......Page 194
Technological Rationality......Page 199
Phenomenology and Technology......Page 205
Expertise......Page 212
Imaging Technologies......Page 215
The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an “Enlightened Doomsaying”......Page 220
Technology and Metaphysics......Page 224
Large Technical Systems......Page 228
Sociotechnical Systems......Page 233
Information Technology......Page 237
Part IV: 
Technology and Environment......Page 242
Technology and Environment......Page 243
The Precautionary Principle......Page 256
Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment......Page 271
Global Warming......Page 278
The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling......Page 284
Environmental Science and Technology......Page 288
Agriculture and Technology......Page 293
The Built Environment......Page 297
Part V: 
Technology and Politics......Page 303
Technology and Politics......Page 304
The Idea of Progress......Page 310
Technology and Power......Page 315
Technology and Culture......Page 318
Technology Management......Page 323
Technology Strategy......Page 328
Technology and Globalization......Page 332
Technology Transfer......Page 336
Technology and Capitalism......Page 340
The Politics of Gender and Technology......Page 345
European Politics, Economy and Technology......Page 349
Asian Politics, Economy and Technology......Page 354
US Politics, Economy and Technology......Page 360
Energy, Technology and Geopolitics......Page 366
Part VI: 
Technology and Ethics......Page 371
Technology and Ethics: Overview......Page 372
Agriculture Ethics......Page 389
Architecture Ethics......Page 392
Biomedical Engineering Ethics......Page 397
Bioethics......Page 402
Biotechnology: Plants and Animals......Page 407
Computer Ethics......Page 411
Consumerism......Page 417
Development Ethics......Page 421
Energy Ethics......Page 427
Engineering Ethics......Page 431
Environmental Ethics......Page 438
Food Ethics......Page 444
Future Generations......Page 447
Genethics......Page 450
Technology and the Law......Page 454
Media Ethics......Page 457
Medical Ethics......Page 460
Nanoethics......Page 464
Nuclear Ethics......Page 467
Religion and Technology......Page 471
Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility......Page 479
Value-sensitive Design......Page 482
Part VII: 
Technology and the Future......Page 486
Technology, Prosperity and Risk......Page 487
World Risk Society......Page 499
Risk Analysis......Page 504
Prosperity and the Future of Technology......Page 506
Converging Technologies......Page 512
Nanotechnology......Page 515
Energy Forecast Technologies......Page 521
Biotechnology......Page 527
Transportation......Page 536
Global Challenges......Page 542
Chemicals......Page 550
The Future of Humanity......Page 555
Index......Page 562