Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life A Philosophical Inquiry

Name: Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life A Philosophical Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780226066295

ISBN-10: 0226066290

ISBN-13: 9780226066295

Edition: 1987 (Reprint)

Authors: Albert Borgmann

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Blending social analysis and philosophy, Albert Borgmann maintains that technology creates a controlling pattern in our lives. This pattern, discernible even in such an inconspicuous action as switching on a stereo, has global effects: it sharply divides life into labor and leisure, it sustains the industrial democracies, and it fosters the view that the earth itself is a technological device. He argues that technology has served us as well in conquering hunger and disease, but that when we turn to it for richer experiences, it leads instead to a life dominated by effortless and thoughtless consumption. Borgmann does not reject technology but calls for public conversation about the nature…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/15/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments



The Problem of Technology



Technology and Theory



Theories of Technology



The Choice of a Theory



Scientific Theory



Scientific Explanation



The Scope of Scientific Explanation



Science and Technology



The Character of Technology



The Promise of Technology



The Device Paradigm



The Foreground of Technology



Devices, Means, and Machines



Paradigmatic Explanation



Technology and the Social Order



Technology and Democracy



The Rule of Technology



Political Engagement and Social Justice



Work and Labor



Leisure, Excellence, and Happiness



The Stability of Technology



The Reform of Technology



The Possibilities of Reform



Deictic Discourse



The Challenge of Nature



Focal Things and Practices



Wealth and the Good Life



Political Affirmation



The Recovery of the Promise of Technology


Notes


Index