The Moral Status of Technical Artefacts

by Peter Kroes

Book Overview

This book considers the question: to what extent does it make sense to qualify technical artefacts as moral entities? The authors' contributions trace recent proposals and topics including instrumental and non-instrumental values of artefacts, agency and artefactual agency, values in and around technologies, and the moral significance of technology.

The editors' introduction explains that as 'agents' rather than simply passive instruments,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9402405259
• ISBN13: 9789402405255
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"