"Hickman 's]... style of pragmatism provides us with flexible,
philosophical 'tools'
which can be used to analyze and penetrate various technology and
technological
cultural problems of the present. He, himself, uses this toolkit to
make his analyses
and succeeds very well indeed." Don Ihde
A practical and comprehensive appraisal of the value of
philosophy in today s technological culture.
Philosophical Tools for Technological Culture contends that
technology a defining mark of contemporary culture should be a
legitimate concern of philosophers. Larry A. Hickman contests the
perception that philosophy is little more than a narrow academic
discipline and that philosophical discourse is merely redescription
of the ancient past. Drawing inspiration from John Dewey, one of
America s greatest public philosophers, Hickman validates the role
of philosophers as cultural critics and reformers in the broadest
sense. Hickman situates Dewey s critique of technological culture
within the debates of 20th-century Western philosophy by engaging
the work of Richard Rorty, Albert Borgmann, Jacques Ellul, Walter
Benjamin, Jurgen Habermas, and Martin Heidegger, among others.
Pushing beyond their philosophical concerns, Hickman designs and
assembles a set of philosophical tools to cope with technological
culture in a new century. His pragmatic treatment of current themes
such as technology and its relationship to the arts, technosciences
and technocrats, the role of the media in education, and the
meaning of democracy and community life in an age dominated by
technology reveals that philosophy possesses powerful tools for
cultural renewal. This original, timely, and accessible work will
be of interest to readers seeking a deeper understanding of the
meanings and consequences of technology in today s world. "
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