Postphenomenological Methodologies - New Ways in Mediating Techno-Human Relationships (Hardcover)

This edited volume is the first publication to tackle the issue of researching human-technology relations from a methodological postphenomenological perspective. While the 'traditional' phenomenology of the 20th century, with figures like Husserl, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty, provided valuable insights into the formal structures of essence, being and embodiment, etc. their mode of philosophizing mostly involved abstract 'pure' thinking. Although rooted in this tradition, the postphenomenological approach to the study of human-technology relations emphasizes the "empirical turn" and interdisciplinary work in the field of philosophy - and reaches out to other disciplines like anthropology, education, media studies, and science and technology studies (STS). The contributors discuss what it means for the field of postphenomenology to be empirically based and what kind of methodology is required in order for researchers to go out and study human-technology relations in this perspective. In many disciplines, methodology refers to the analytical approach taken - e.g. the analytical concepts you employ to make an analysis; in postphenomenology, these might include concepts such as multistability, variation, or mediation. In a discipline like anthropology, it also refers to reflections over the methods researchers use to approach an empirical field. Methods can include interviews of different kinds, participant observations, surveys, and auto-ethnography. Furthermore, methodology can include ethical issues tied to doing research in an empirical field. These practical aspects are not separate from, but rather connected to, theoretical approaches. This book ties together the methods, ethics, and theories of postphenomenology in a groundbreaking volume on methodology. With postphenomenological studies of education, digital media, biohacking, health, robotics, and skateboarding as points of reference, the authors of this volume, in twelve chapters, provide new perspectives on what a comprehensive postphenomenological research methodology must consist of.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology
Release date:	August 2018
Editors:	Jesper Aagaard • Jan Kyrre Berg Friis • Jessica Sorenson • Oliver Tafdrup • Cathrine Hasse
Contributors:	Jesper Aagaard • Catherine Adams • Ciano Aydin • Lasse Blond • Jan Kyrre Berg Friis
Dimensions:	235 x 161 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-4523-5
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Adult literacy guides & handbooks Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational resources & technology > General
LSN:	1-4985-4523-8
Barcode:	9781498545235

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