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Problem-Solving Technologies - A User-Friendly Philosophy (Hardcover)
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Problem-Solving Technologies - A User-Friendly Philosophy (Hardcover)
Series: Philosophy, Technology and Society
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In our everyday activities we use material objects in different
shapes and forms to solve various practical problems. We may use a
knife to tighten a screw, turn an old washing machine drum into a
fireplace, use the edge of a kitchen countertop to open a bottle,
or place a hammer on the puncture patch glued to a bike's inner
tube to exert pressure on the patch until the glue dries. How
should we identify these objects? What functions do they have? If
we want to understand the role which material objects play in our
everyday activities, we need to move away from universal
identifications of objects. This is because universal
identifications are not sensitive to contextual differences and
cannot describe how each individual user connects to their
surrounding objects in an infinite variety of contexts. Problem
Solving Technologies provides a user-friendly understanding of
technological objects. This book develops a framework to
characterise and categorize technological objects at the level of
users' subjective experiences.
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