{"product_id":"technology-and-values-essential-readings-paperback","title":"Technology and Values: Essential Readings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Hanks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology features essays and book excerpts on technology and values written by preeminent figures in the field from the early 20th century to the present. It offers an in-depth range of readings on important applied issues in technology as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUseful in addressing questions on philosophy, sociology, and theory of technology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes wide-ranging coverage on metaphysics, ethics, and politics, as well as issues relating to gender, biotechnology, everyday artifacts, and architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA good supplemental text for courses on moral or political problems in which contemporary technology is a unit of focus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible and thought-provoking book for beginning and advanced undergraduates; yet also a helpful resource for graduate students and academics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTechnology and Values\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive anthology featuring essays and book excerpts written by pre-eminent figures in the field. With writings spanning the early twentieth century up to present day, this is a collection of in-depth readings on key technological issues - everything from biomedical and environmental concerns to the everyday use of computers and other forms of technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind resource tool, it is specifically designed to help readers make the important connections between abstract themes and concrete applications for both the individual and society. Accessible to the undergraduate, yet thorough enough for graduates and academics, this is an ideal text for courses in technology and society, philosophy of technology, and numerous other technology-related classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Hanks\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University-San Marcos, where he is past-chair of the Institutional Review Board. He was previously at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and was Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the Stevens Institute of Technology. He specializes in philosophy of technology and applied philosophy, and has taught courses on engineering ethics, environmental ethics, biomedical ethics, and philosophy of technology. He is author of \u003ci\u003eRefiguring Critical The\u003c\/i\u003eory (2002) and editor of \u003ci\u003eInner Space\/Outer Space: The Humanities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Technology and the Postmodern World\u003c\/i\u003e (1993); his monograph, \u003ci\u003eTechnological Musings: Reflections on Technology and Values\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47480586076409,"sku":"9781405149013","price":104.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BUWR9Nc_-w9781405149013.webp?v=1772773738","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/technology-and-values-essential-readings-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}