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Critical Theory of Technology
Author | : Andrew Feenberg |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : UOM:39015021517928 |
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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.
Transforming Technology
Author | : Andrew Feenberg |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2002-02-06 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780190208349 |
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Thoroughly revised, this new edition of Critical Theory of Technology rethinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor--as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems--is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development. It contains materials on political theory, but the emphasis has shifted to reflect a growing interest in the fields of technology and cultural studies.
Technology and Democracy Toward A Critical Theory of Digital Technologies Technopolitics and Technocapitalism
Author | : Douglas Kellner |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2021-10-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9783658317904 |
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As we enter a new millennium, it is clear that we are in the midst of one of the most dramatic technological revolutions in history that is changing everything from the ways that we work, communicate, participate in politics, and spend our leisure time. The technological revolution centers on computer, information, communication, and multimedia technologies, is often interpreted as the beginnings of a knowledge or information society, and therefore ascribes technologies a central role in every aspect of life. This Great Transformation poses tremendous challenges to critical social theorists, citizens, and educators to rethink their basic tenets, to deploy the media in creative and productive ways, and to restructure the workplace, social institutions, and schooling to respond constructively and progressively to the technological and social changes that we are now experiencing.
Democratizing Technology
Author | : Tyler J. Veak |
Publsiher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2012-02-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780791480960 |
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Largely because of the Internet and the new economy, technology has become the buzzword of our culture. But what is it, and how does it affect our lives? More importantly, can we control and shape it, or does it control us? In short, can we make technology more democratic? Using the work of Andrew Feenberg, one of the most important and original figures in the field of philosophy of technology, as a foundation, the contributors to this volume explore these important questions and Feenberg responds. In the 1990s, Feenberg authored three books that established him as one of the leading scholars in a rapidly developing field, and he is one of the few to delineate a theory for democratizing technological design. He has demonstrated the shortcomings of traditional theories of technology and argued for what he calls "democratic rationalization" where actors intervene in the technological design process to shape it toward their own ends. In this book, the contributors analyze foundational issues in Feenberg's work, including questions of human nature, biotechnology, gender, and his readings of Heidegger, and they also examine practical issues, including democratizing technology, moral evaluation, and environmentalism.
Critical Theory and the Thought of Andrew Feenberg
Author | : Darrell P. Arnold,Andreas Michel |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2017-11-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9783319578972 |
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This volume explores Andrew Feenberg’s work in critical theory. Feenberg is considered one of the key ‘second generation’ critical theorists, with a keen interest in philosophy of technology. He has made a vital contribution to critical theory in ways that remain of interest given the pressing technological issues of our time. The authors of this book highlight not only the ways that Feenberg has begun to make good on what is often characterized as “the broken promise of critical theory” to address issues of technology, but also the continued importance of critical theory more generally, and of Feenberg’s contributions to understanding this tradition.
Technoculture and Critical Theory
Author | : Simon Cooper |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2003-08-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781134506903 |
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The author explores the work of major thinkers and cultural movements that have grappled with the complex relationship between technology, politics and culture. Subjects such as the Internet, cloning, warfare, fascism and Virtual Reality are placed within a broad theoretical context which explores how humanity might, through technology, establish a more ethical relationship with the world. Examining the philosophy of writers such as Heidegger, Benjamin, Lyotard, Virilio, and Zizek, and cultural movements such as Italian Futurism, this book marks a timely intervention in critical theory debates. The broad scope of the book will be of vital interest to those in the fields of philosophy, critical theory, cultural studies, politics and communications.
Technical Politics
Author | : Graeme Kirkpatrick |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2020-04-28 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1526105322 |
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This book explores Andrew Feenberg's idea that technology is both the main medium of domination in contemporary society and the principal site of democratic resistance. It presents his work as an account of the connection between disputes over the design of specific technologies and the challenge of constructing a new, sustainable civilisation.
Technosystem
Author | : Andrew Feenberg |
Publsiher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2017-10-02 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9780674971783 |
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We live in a world of technical systems designed in accordance with technical disciplines and operated by technically trained personnel—a unique social organization that largely determines our way of life. Andrew Feenberg’s theory of social rationality represents both the threats of technocratic modernity and the potential for democratic change.