Invasive Technification: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology

by Gernot Böhme and Gernot Beohme

Book Overview

Technology has extended its reach to the human
body, not just in a literal sense, through implants, transplants and
technological substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sense
too. Technological infrastructure and the institutions of a technified society today
determine what perception is, how we communicate and what forms of human
relationship with the natural world are possible. A fundamental new conception
of technology is urgently needed. Technology can no longer be seen as a means
for efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it must be seen as a total structure which makes new forms of
human action and human relationship possible, while limiting the possibilities
of others.

In Invasive
Technification, acclaimed German philosopher Gernot B hme offers a reading
of technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology presents
challenges for modern human beings. It is a book about the preservation of
humanity and humane values under the demanding conditions of a technically
advanced civilisation and makes a major contribution to the contemporary
philosophy of technology.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441149015
• ISBN13: 9781441149015
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 8.6"