Dear Rosan and All,
Philosophy of technology began in 1877 with a book by German
philosopher Ernst Kapp. Kapp published his Outline of a Philosophy of
Technology fifty years before Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time.
Is philosophy of technology redundant? Depends on what you need and
what you want to do. Try Stephen Cutliffe's fairly recent book.
[Review below.]
Technosophy is something else entirely. It is a term that seems to
have been coined to indicate a kind of religious-cum-spiritualist
dedication to technology as the saving power in human affairs. I may
be wrong on this -- but there is some kind of mystical connotation to
the term and those who use it from what I have gathered.
Try Cutliffe. That's a solid piece of work, as is the interesting
anthology he recently edited with Carl Mitcham.
Yours,
Ken
Friedman, Ken. 2002. "Cutcliffe, Stephen H. Ideas, Machines, and
Values. An Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society Studies."
Book review. Design Research News, Volume 7, Number 5, May 2002 ISSN
1473-3862.
* Cutcliffe, Stephen H. 2000. Ideas, Machines, and Values. An
Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society Studies. Lanham,
Maryland: Rowan and Littlefield, Publishers.
This concise, well-written book manages to summarize STS from its
early development as an academic field to its current state. STS - as
the field of Science, Technology, and Society Studies is known - is
an interdisciplinary field that grew at the intersection of several
earlier fields. These included philosophy, sociology, and history of
science, as well as the history, sociology, and philosophy of
technology. Following a summary of each of these predecessor fields,
Stephen Cutliffe addresses the challenge of interdisciplinary, an
issue that is also a central topic in design research. He outlines
the educational programs, institutions and journals in STS, and
considers how STS education can enhance technological and scientific
literacy in terms of management and policy decisions. The book
includes a masterful bibliographic essay. Thorough notes support each
chapter, and the book ends with a substantive selected bibliography.
KF
Rosan Chow wrote:
firstly, i thought Heidegger has been considered as the 'founder' of classical
Philosophy of Technology. (Being and Time) but Eduardo seems to be sayingthat
Heidegger had more to do with Philosophy of Technics...help please!
secondly, i thought Philosophy of Technology is quite an established
field...but Eduardo seems to be saying it is redundant? ...help again please.
and I won't know what a Technosophy is. help!
--
Ken Friedman
Professor of Leadership and Strategic Design
Institute for Communication, Culture, and Language
Norwegian School of Management
Design Research Center
Denmark's Design School
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