Technical Politics: Andrew Feenberg's Critical Theory of Technology

by Graeme Kirkpatrick

Technology often plays an ambiguous role in theories of social change. Viewed by Karl Marx as the driving force of historical progress, it has come to be associated with exploitation and alienation, thanks in large part to the work of Frankfurt School critical theorists such as Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer.

Andrew Feenberg is an unusual figure: a critical theorist with an essentially optimistic view of technology. His concept of 'technical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526105322
• ISBN13: 9781526105325
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"