Critical Theory of Technology

Name: Critical Theory of Technology
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ISBN: 9780195068559

ISBN-10: 0195068556

ISBN-13: 9780195068559

Edition: 1991

Authors: Andrew Feenberg

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Modern technology is more than a neutral tool: it is the framework of our civilization and shapes our way of life. Social critics claim that we must choose between this way of life and human values. Critical Theory of Technology challenges that pessimistic cliche. This pathbreaking book argues that the roots of the degradation of labor, education, and the environment lie not in technology per se but in the cultural values embodied in its design. Rejecting such popular solutions as economic simplicity or spiritual renewal, Feenberg presents a compelling argument for broader democratic participation in technological choices. This book will be of special interest to scholars and students of…

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List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/17/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.19" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Andrew Feenberg is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Technology at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of Critical Theory of Technology, Alternative Modernity, Questioning Technology, Transforming Technology, and Heidegger and Marcuse.



Preface



Introduction: The Parliament of Things



Marxism



Minimalist Marxism



Contradictions of the Transition



Action



The Bias of Technology



Postindustrial Discourses



Culture



The Dilemma of Development


The Promise of Civilizational Change



Conclusion



The Critical Theory of Technology


Notes


Index