A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology

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Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell (2012)
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The essays both represent a variety of epistemological approaches, including those of the humanities, social studies, natural science, sociology, psychology, ...

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Built Environment.Christian Illies
Energy Ethics.Kirsten Halsnaes
Environmental Ethics.Thomas Sobirk Petersen
Future of Humanity.Nick Bostrom
Global Warming.John Houghton
Idea of Progress.Daniel Sarewitz
Interplay between Science and Technology.Bart Gremmen
Medical Ethics.Soren Holm
Nanoethics.John Weckert
Politics of Gender and Technology.Elisabeth K. Kelan
Precautionary Principle.Andy Stirling
Reinvention of CO[subscript 2] as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling.Jan Hurlen
Introduction.  (pages 1–3)Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen Friis, Stig Andur Pedersen & Vincent F. Hendricks
History of Technology.  (pages 5–17)Thomas J. Misa
Definitions of Technology.  (pages 18–22)Richard Li-Hua
Western Technology.  (pages 23–27)Keld Nielsen
Chinese Technology.  (pages 28–31)Francesca Bray
Islamic Technology.  (pages 32–36)Thomas F. Glick
Japanese Technology.  (pages 37–42)David Wittner
Technology and War.  (pages 43–47)Bart Hacker
Technology and Science.  (pages 49–60)Don Ihde
Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique.  (pages 61–65)Hans Radder
Engineering Science.  (pages 66–69)Louis L. Bucciarelli
Technological Knowledge.  (pages 70–74)Anthonie W. M. Meijers & Marc J. de Vries
The Interplay Between Science and Technology.  (pages 75-78)H. G. J. Gremmen
Instruments in Science and Technology.  (pages 78–83)Mieke Boon
Social Construction of Science.  (pages 84–87)Harry Collins
Social Construction of Technology.  (pages 88–94)Wiebe E. Bijker
Theory Change and Instrumentation.  (pages 95–98)Joseph C. Pitt
Biology and Technology.  (pages 99–103)Keekok Lee
Nuclear Technologies.  (pages 104–111)William J. Nuttall
Engineering Design.  (pages 112–117)Peter Kroes
Cybernetics.  (pages 118–122)Andrew Pickering
Chemistry and Technology.  (pages 123–127)Helge S. Kragh
Imaging Technologies.  (pages 125-135)Don Ihde
Introduction: Philosophy and Technology.  (pages 129–140)Val Dusek
Semiotics of Technology.  (pages 141–145)Robert E. Innis
Critical Theory of Technology.  (pages 146–153)Andrew Feenberg
Cyborgs.  (pages 154–156)Evan Selinger
Simulation.  (pages 157–159)Evan Selinger
Technology as "Applied Science".  (pages 160–164)Robert C. Scharff
Technological Artifacts.  (pages 165–171)Peter-Paul Verbeek & Pieter E. Vermaas
Technical Practice.  (pages 172–174)Bart Gremmen
Technological Pragmatism.  (pages 175–179)Larry Hickman
Hermeneutics and Technologies.  (pages 180–183)Don Ihde
Analytic Philosophy of Technology.  (pages 184–188)Maarten Franssen
Technological Rationality.  (pages 189–194)Lorenzo C. Simpson
Phenomenology and Technology.  (pages 195–201)Iain Thomson
Expertise.  (pages 202–204)Evan Selinger
Imaging Technologies.  (pages 205–209)Don Ihde
Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an "Enlightened Doomsaying".  (pages 210–213)Jean-Pierre Dupuy
Technology and Metaphysics.  (pages 214–217)Jean-Pierre Dupuy
Large Technical Systems.  (pages 218–222)Erik van der Vleuten
Sociotechnical Systems.  (pages 223–226)Maarten Franssen & Peter Kroes
Information technology.  (pages 227–231)Luciano Floridi
Technology and Environment.  (pages 233–247)Mary Tiles
The Precautionary Principle.  (pages 248–262)Andy Stirling
Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment.  (pages 263–269)Jozef Keulartz
Global Warming.  (pages 270–275)Sir John Houghton
The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling.  (pages 276–279)Jan Hurlen
Environmental Science and Technology.  (pages 280–284)Mary Tiles
Agriculture and Technology.  (pages 285–288)John R. Porter & Jesper Rasmussen
The Built Environment.  (pages 289–294)Christian Illies
Technology and Politics.  (pages 295–302)Evan Selinger
The Idea of Progress.  (pages 303–307)Daniel Sarewitz
Technology and Power.  (pages 308–310)Daniel Sarewitz
Technology and Culture.  (pages 311–315)Lucien Scubla
Technology Management.  (pages 316–320)Richard Li-Hua
Technology Strategy.  (pages 321–324)Richard Li-Hua
Technology and Globalization.  (pages 325–328)David M. Kaplan
Technology Transfer.  (pages 329–332)Evan Selinger
Technology and Capitalism.  (pages 333–337)David M. Kaplan
The Politics of Gender and Technology.  (pages 338–341)Elisabeth K. Kelan
European Politics, Economy and Technology.  (pages 342–346)Erik Jones
sian Politics, Economy and Technology.  (pages 347–352)Keekok Lee
US Politics, Economy and Technology.  (pages 353–358)David M. Hart
Energy, Technology and Geopolitics.  (pages 359–363)John R. Fanchi
Cybernetics.  (pages 361-362)Andrew Pickering
Technology and Ethics: Overview.  (pages 365–383)Carl Mitcham & Katinka Waelbers
Agriculture Ethics.  (pages 384–386)David M. Kaplan
Architecture Ethics.  (pages 387–391)Warwick A. Fox
Biomedical Engineering Ethics.  (pages 392–396)Philip Brey
Bioethics.  (pages 397–401)Paul B. Thomson
Biotechnology: Plants and Animals.  (pages 402–405)Bart Gremmen
Computer Ethics.  (pages 406–411)Philip Brey
Consumerism.  (pages 412–415)Edward J. Woodhouse
Development Ethics.  (pages 416–421)Thomas Kesselring
Energy Ethics.  (pages 422–425)Kirsten Halsnæs
Engineering Ethics.  (pages 427-432)Christelle Didier
Environmental Ethics.  (pages 433–438)Thomas Sobirk Petersen
Food Ethics.  (pages 439–441)David M. Kaplan
Future Generations.  (pages 442–444)Jesper Ryberg
Genethics.  (pages 445–448)Nils Holtug
Technology and the Law.  (pages 449–451)Richard Susskind
Media Ethics.  (pages 452–454)Deni Elliott
Medical Ethics.  (pages 455–458)Soren Holm
Nanoethics.  (pages 459–461)John Weckert
Nuclear Ethics.  (pages 462–465)Koos van der Bruggen
Critical theory of technology.Andrew Feenberg
Religion and Technology.  (pages 466–473)Carl Mitcham
Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility.  (pages 474–476)Jesper Ryberg
Value-sensitive Design.  (pages 477–480)Jeroen van der Hoven & Noemi Manders-Huits
Technology, Prosperity and Risk.  (pages 481–494)Sven Ove Hansson
World Risk Society.  (pages 495–499)Ulrich Beck
Risk Analysis.  (pages 500–501)Sven Ove Hansson
Prosperity and the Future of Technology.  (pages 502–507)William Sims Bainbridge
Converging Technologies.  (pages 508–510)William Sims Bainbridge
Nanotechnology.  (pages 511–516)Alfred Nordmann
Energy Forecast Technologies.  (pages 517–522)John R. Fanchi
Biotechnology.  (pages 523–531)Jennifer Kuzma
Transportation.  (pages 532–537)Jonathan L. Gifford
Global Challenges.  (pages 538–545)Jennifer Kuzma
Chemicals.  (pages 546–550)Bruce E. Johansen
The Future of Humanity.  (pages 551–557)Nick Bostrom

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