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Analytical Philosophy of Technology / by Friedrich Rapp.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Rapp, Friedrich
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1981.
Series:	Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 63.
Subjects:	Philosophy (General) Science > Philosophy.

Table of Contents:

I. Stages of the Philosophy of Technology
1. Introduction
2. The Engineering Perspective
3. Philosophy of Culture
4. Social Criticism
5. The Earth as a System
6. The Problem of Diversity of Approaches
II. Differing Versions of the Concept of 'Technology'
1. Problems of Definition
2. Historical and Systematic Analysis
3. Periods in the History of Technology
4. Semantic Variations of the Concept of 'Technology'
5. Attempts at Definition
III. Methodological Analysis
1. The Determinants of Technological Development
2. The Range of Action
3. The Transformation of the Material World
4. The Neutrality of Technological Means
5. Hypothetical Imperatives
6. Technological Progress
IV. The Road to Modern Technology
1. The Socio-cultural Approach
2. Historical Determination
3. Magical and Technological Thinking
4. Socio-economic Conditions
5. Technological Foundations
6. The Industrial Revolution
7. Engineering Sciences and Natural Sciences
8. Intellectual Prerequisites
9. Complex Interconnections
10. Natural Instinct and Volitional Creativity
V. The Technological World
1. Nature and Artifacts
2. The Cosmic Dimension
3. Accumulation and 'Self-Reinforcement'
4. The Acting Individuals
5. Individual Freedom and Collective Tasks
6. The Universality of Modern Technology
7. The Benefits of Technology and Their Cost
8. Changed Criteria
9. New Values
10. The Crisis in the Assessment of Technology
Name Index.