Inside the Politics of Technology

Inside the Politics of Technology
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Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9789053567562
ISBN-13 : 9053567569
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Book Synopsis Inside the Politics of Technology by : Hans Harbers

Download or read book Inside the Politics of Technology written by Hans Harbers and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the old saying claims that man is the measure of all things, the authors of Inside the Politics of Technology argue that the distinction implied between autonomous humans and neutral instruments of technology is an illusion. On the contrary, the technologies humans create simultaneously shape humans themselves. By means of case studies of technologies as diverse as video cameras, electric cars, pregnancy tests, and genetic screenings, this volume considers the implications of this "co-production" of technology and society for our philosophical and political ideas. Are only humans endowed with social, political, and moral agency, or does our technology share those qualities? And if so, how should we understand—or practice—a politics of technology?


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