Critical Theory of Technology

by Andrew Feenberg

Modern technology is more than a neutral tool: it is the framework of our civilization and shapes our way of life. Social critics claim that we must choose between this way of life and human values. Critical Theory of Technology challenges that pessimistic cliche. This pathbreaking book argues that the roots of the degradation of labor, education, and the environment lie not in technology per se but in the cultural values embodied in its design. Rejecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195068556
• ISBN13: 9780195068559
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"