{"product_id":"9781441149015","title":"Invasive Technification : Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eInvasive Technification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gernot Böhme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology has extended its reach to the human\u003cbr\u003ebody, not just in a literal sense, through implants, transplants and\u003cbr\u003etechnological substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sense\u003cbr\u003etoo. Technological infrastructure and the institutions of a technified society today\u003cbr\u003edetermine what perception is, how we communicate and what forms of human\u003cbr\u003erelationship with the natural world are possible. A fundamental new conception\u003cbr\u003eof technology is urgently needed. Technology can no longer be seen as a means\u003cbr\u003efor efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it must be seen as a total structure which makes new forms of\u003cbr\u003ehuman action and human relationship possible, while limiting the possibilities\u003cbr\u003eof others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Invasive\u003cbr\u003eTechnification, acclaimed German philosopher Gernot Böhme offers a reading\u003cbr\u003eof technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology presents\u003cbr\u003echallenges for modern human beings. It is a book about the preservation of\u003cbr\u003ehumanity and humane values under the demanding conditions of a technically\u003cbr\u003eadvanced civilisation and makes a major contribution to the contemporary\u003cbr\u003ephilosophy of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eSumming Up:\u003c\/b\u003e Recommended. Science\/technology and philosophy collections, upper-division undergraduates and above.” —\u003ci\u003eT. Eastman, formerly, University of Maryland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781441149015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40600459247822,"sku":"9781441149015","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781441149015","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}