Inside the Politics of Technology: Agency and Normativity in the Co-Production of Technology and Society - Couverture souple

Harbers, Hans

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9053567569 ISBN 13 : 9789053567562

Editeur : Amsterdam University Press, 2005

Synopsis

'Man is the measure of all things', an old saying goes. But it is a bad guide for understanding scientific and technological culture. Science and technology are not simply the means to reach human ends; they also actively shape human beings, their goals, meanings and social relations.

This volume discusses the implications of this so-called 'co-production' of science, technology and society for our analytical as well as normative ideas about humanity, technology and the relations between both. Addressing issues such as cancer genetics, prenatal screening and ecological consequences of traffic and transport, contributors argue that technology has its own kind of sub-politics, which in turn calls for policies of technology: from steering and regulation to scenario studies, in order to achieve democratisation of technology.

Hans Harbers is associate professor in philosophy of science, technology and society at the Department of Philosophy, Groningen University.

Contributors: Cornelis Disco, Philip Brey, Nelly Oudshoorn, Margo Brouns, Ellen van Oost, Dirk Stemerding, Annemiek Nelis, Peter-Paul Verbeek, Petran Kockelkoren, Boelie Elzen, Tsjalling Swierstra, Jaap Jelsma en Marcus Popkema.(aup)

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Hans Harbers is associate professor in philosophy of science, technology and society at the Department of Philosophy, Groningen University.

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'De mens is de maat van alle dingen', zo luidt een oud gezegde. Maar die stelling helpt ons niet om de huidige kennismaatschappij en technologische cultuur beter te begrijpen. Wetenschap en technologie zijn immers niet alleen middelen om onze doelen te bereiken; omgekeerd hebben nieuwe wetenschappelijke en technologische ontwikkelingen ook een ster

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amsterdam University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9053567569
• ISBN 13: 9789053567562
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
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