American Philosophy of Technology

The Empirical Turn

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Edited by Hans Achterhuis,

Translated by Robert P. Crease

Indiana University Press

Due/Published May 2001, 208 pages, paper

ISBN 0253214491

The six American philosophers of technology whose work is profiled in this clear and concise introduction to the field--Albert Borgmann, Hubert Dreyfus, Andrew Feenberg, Donna Haraway, Don Ihde, and Langdon Winner--are shown to represent a new, empirical direction in the philosophical study of technology that has developed mainly in North America. In place of the grand philosophical schemes of the classical generation of European philosophers of technology (including Martin Heidgger, Jacques Ellul, and Hans Jonas), the contemporary American generation addresses concrete technological practices, and the co-evolution of technology and society in modern culture.

Contents

Foreword Don Ihde
Introduction: American Philosophers of Technology--Hans Achterhuis
1. Albert Borgmann: Technology and the Character of Everyday Life--Pieter Tijmes
2. Hubert Dreyfus: Humans Versus Computers--Philip Brey
3. Andrew Feenberg: Farewell to Dystopia--Hans Achterhuis
4. Donna Haraway: Cyborgs for Earthly Survival?--Rene Munnik
5. Don Ihde: The Technological Lifeworld--Peter-Paul Verbeek
6. Langdon Winner: Technology as a Shadow Constitution--Martijntje Smits
Contributors
Index