{"product_id":"9781441182944","title":"Invasive Technification Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInvasive Technification\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCritical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGernot Böhme | Cameron Shingleton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology has extended its reach to the human\u003cbr\u003ebody, not just in a literal sense, through implants, transplants and\u003cbr\u003etechnological substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sense\u003cbr\u003etoo. Technological infrastructure and the institutions of a technified society today\u003cbr\u003edetermine what perception is, how we communicate and what forms of human\u003cbr\u003erelationship with the natural world are possible. A fundamental new conception\u003cbr\u003eof technology is urgently needed. Technology can no longer be seen as a means\u003cbr\u003efor efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it must be seen as a total structure which makes new forms of\u003cbr\u003ehuman action and human relationship possible, while limiting the possibilities\u003cbr\u003eof others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Invasive\u003cbr\u003eTechnification, acclaimed German philosopher Gernot Böhme offers a reading\u003cbr\u003eof technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology presents\u003cbr\u003echallenges for modern human beings. It is a book about the preservation of\u003cbr\u003ehumanity and humane values under the demanding conditions of a technically\u003cbr\u003eadvanced civilisation and makes a major contribution to the contemporary\u003cbr\u003ephilosophy of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eGernot Böhme was Professor of Philosophy at Darmstadt's Technische Univerität, Germany, between 1977 and 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is well-known in Germany for his work in aesthetics, the philosophy of nature, the philosophy of embodiment, the philosophy of science\/technology and his view of philosophy as a practical form of life. His publications in English include Coping with Science (Westview, 1992) and Ethics in Context (Polity, 2001). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCameron Shingleton is a translator and lecturer at\u003cbr\u003ethe Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, University of Melbourne,\u003cbr\u003eAustralia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eContinuum\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781441182944\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331729719436,"sku":"9781441182944","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781441182944","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}