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Technology has extended its reach to the human body - not just in a
literal sense, through implants, transplants and technological
substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sense
too. Technological infrastructure and the instutions of a
technified society today determine what perception is, how we
communicate and what forms of social life are possible. A
fundamental new conception of technology is therefore required.
Technology can no longer be seen simply as a means of efficiently
attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it needs to be considered
as a total structure, something which makes some forms of human
action and human relationship possible, while limiting the
possibilities of others. In Intensive Technification, the
celebrated German philosopher Gernot Bohme offers a critique of
technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology
presents problems for modern human beings. It is a book about the
preservation of humanity and humane values under the challenging
conditions of a technically advanced civilisation and makes a
crucial contribution to our understanding of the issues around the
philosophy of technology today.
Technology has extended its reach to the human body - not just in a
literal sense, through implants, transplants and technological
substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sense
too. Technological infrastructure and the instutions of a
technified society today determine what perception is, how we
communicate and what forms of social life are possible. A
fundamental new conception of technology is therefore required.
Technology can no longer be seen simply as a means of efficiently
attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it needs to be considered
as a total structure, something which makes some forms of human
action and human relationship possible, while limiting the
possibilities of others. In Intensive Technification, the
celebrated German philosopher Gernot Bohme offers a critique of
technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology
presents problems for modern human beings. It is a book about the
preservation of humanity and humane values under the challenging
conditions of a technically advanced civilisation and makes a
crucial contribution to our understanding of the issues around the
philosophy of technology today.
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