Our modern society is flooded with all sorts of devices: TV
sets, automobiles, microwaves, mobile phones. How are all these
things affecting us? How can their role in our lives be understood?
What Things Do answers these questions by focusing on how
technologies mediate our actions and our perceptions of the
world.
Peter-Paul Verbeek develops this innovative approach by first
distinguishing it from the classical philosophy of technology
formulated by Jaspers and Heidegger, who were concerned that
technology would alienate us from ourselves and the world around
us. Against this gloomy and overly abstract view, Verbeek draws on
and extends the work of more recent philosophers of technology like
Don Ihde, Bruno Latour, and Albert Borgmann to present a much more
empirically rich and nuanced picture of how material artifacts
shape our existence and experiences. In the final part of the book
Verbeek shows how his "postphenomenological" approach applies to
the technological practice of industrial designers.
Its systematic and historical review of the philosophy of
technology makes What Things Do suitable for use as an introductory
text, while its innovative approach will make it appealing to
readers in many fields, including philosophy, sociology,
engineering, and industrial design.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!