Author : Hans Lenk
Publisher : Lit Verlag
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Advances and Problems in the Philosophy of Technology by : Hans Lenk
Download or read book Advances and Problems in the Philosophy of Technology written by Hans Lenk and published by Lit Verlag. This book was released on 2001 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Proceedings of the Karlsruhe Academic Session (1997) of the International Academy of the Philosophy of the Sciences cover the topic of philosophy of technology. Half a dozen of other pertinent topical papers have been added in order to extend the topics dealt with and to reach a rather comprehensive overview of this multi-ramified field. Nowadays philosophy of technology is not only confronted with new, anthropological and social as well as political problems to deal with, but also with methodological problems of the mutual interactions between science and technology, with problems of reliability and viability of technology assessment, e. g. with risks, environmental and social impact assessments. The importance and necessity of a philosophy and a practice-oriented ethics of technology will drastically rise and grow in the near future.