Thinking through technology : The path between engineering and philosophy

Tracing the changing is meaning of "technology" from ancient times to our own, Mitcham identifies the most important traditions of critical analysis of technology: the engineering approach, which assumes the centrality of technology in human life; and the humanities approach, which is conc...

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Auteur principal: Mitcham, Carl
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Publié: Chicago University of Chicago Press 1994
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Résumé:Tracing the changing is meaning of "technology" from ancient times to our own, Mitcham identifies the most important traditions of critical analysis of technology: the engineering approach, which assumes the centrality of technology in human life; and the humanities approach, which is concerned with its moral and cultural boundaries