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What Things Still Don’t Do.
- Source :
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Human Studies . Jun2009, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p229-240. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This paper praises and criticizes Peter-Paul Verbeek’s What Things Do (). The four things that Verbeek does well are: (1) remind us of the importance of technological things; (2) bring Karl Jaspers into the conversation on technology; (3) explain how technology “co-shapes” experience by reading Bruno Latour’s actor-network theory in light of Don Ihde’s post-phenomenology; (4) develop a material aesthetics of design. The three things that Verbeek does not do well are: (1) analyze the material conditions in which things are produced; (2) criticize the social-political design and use context of things; and (3) appreciate how liberal moral-political theory contributes to our evaluation of technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TECHNOLOGY
*THEORY
*PHENOMENOLOGY
*POLITICAL philosophy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01638548
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Human Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 42211336
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-009-9116-2