Contents
Chapter 1: History of Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 2: Definitions of Technology
Explicit Knowledge and Tacit Knowledge
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
Practical Astronomy, Surveying and Time-keeping
References and Further Reading
Chapter 6: Japanese Technology
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
Part II: Technology and Science
Chapter 8: Technology and Science
References and Further Reading
Chapter 9: Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique
References and Further Reading
Chapter 10: Engineering Science
Chapter 11: Technological Knowledge
1. Types of Knowledge in Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 12: The Interplay between Science and Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 13: Instruments in Science and Technology
4. Instruments in Scientific Practice
5. The Interwovenness of Science and Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 14: Social Construction of Science
References and Further Reading
Chapter 15: Social Construction of Technology
Constructivist Studies of Science and Technology
The Origin and Development of the Social Construction of Technology
The Social Construction of Technology as a Heuristics for Research
Logic and Epistemological Issues
Issues of Political Philosophy
References and Further Reading
Chapter 16: Theory Change and Instrumentation
References and Further Reading
Chapter 17: Biology and Technology
Biology, Technology and Biotic artifacts
Chapter 18: Nuclear Technologies
2. The Physicists and the Bomb
3. Thermonuclear Weapons and the Cold War
5. Deterrence, Détente, 9/11 and Dirty Bombs
References and Further Reading
Chapter 19: Engineering Design
Rationality and Creativity in Engineering Design
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
Chapter 21: Chemistry and Technology
References and Further Reading
Part III: Technology and Philosophy
Chapter 22: Introduction: Philosophy and Technology
Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Technology
Marxism, Critical Theory and Technology
Toward an Integrated Philosophy of Technology
Chapter 23: Semiotics of Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 24: Critical Theory of Technology
Critical Theories of Technology
Modernity, Premodernity, Alternative Modernity
References and Further Reading
Chapter 27: Technology as “Applied Science”
References and Further Reading
Chapter 28: Technological Artifacts
2. Definitions of Technological Artifacts
3. Technological Artifacts in Philosophy
References and Further Reading
Chapter 29: Technical Practice
References and Further Reading
Chapter 30: Technological Pragmatism
References and Further Reading
Chapter 31: Hermeneutics and Technologies
Chapter 32: Analytic Philosophy of Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 33: Technological Rationality
References and Further Reading
Chapter 34: Phenomenology and Technology
Chapter 36: Imaging Technologies
References and Further Reading
Chapter 38: Technology and Metaphysics
Chapter 39: Large Technical Systems
Concepts for Examining LTS Dynamics
References and Further Reading
Chapter 40: Sociotechnical Systems
Chapter 41: Information Technology
References and Further Reading
Part IV: Technology and Environment
Chapter 42: Technology and Environment
References and Further Reading
Chapter 43: The Precautionary Principle
Chapter 44: Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment
The Tension between Sustainability and Diversity and the Quest for Unity
References and Further Reading
International Agreement Required
Chapter 46: The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling
The Breakthrough of the Refrigerant System
A New Technology Is Born – in Norway
The SHECCO Transcritical CO2 Circuit
Chapter 47: Environmental Science and Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 48: Agriculture and Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 49: The Built Environment
2. Built Environment versus Environment?
Part V: Technology and Politics
Chapter 50: Technology and Politics
Chapter 51: The Idea of Progress
Chapter 52: Technology and Power
Chapter 53: Technology and Culture
Chapter 54: Technology Management
What Is Technology Management/Management of Technology (MOT)?
Significance of Technology Management
New Endeavors in Management of Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 55: Technology Strategy
References and Further Reading
Chapter 56: Technology and Globalization
Technology and the Global Political Economy
The Global Political Economy and Technology
Chapter 57: Technology Transfer
Chapter 58: Technology and Capitalism
Technology and the Development of Capitalism
Monopoly and Welfare State Capitalism
Technology and Late Capitalism
Chapter 59: The Politics of Gender and Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 60: European Politics, Economy and Technology
Chapter 61: Asian Politics, Economy and Technology
The West: Politics, Economy and Technology
Nationalism, Modernization and Westernization
Chapter 62: US Politics, Economy and Technology
Chapter 63: Energy, Technology and Geopolitics
References and Further Reading
Part VI: Technology and Ethics
Chapter 64: Technology and Ethics: Overview
1. From Cultural Criticism to Cultural Lag
References and Further Reading
Chapter 65: Agriculture Ethics
Chapter 66: Architecture Ethics
References and Further Reading
Chapter 67: Biomedical Engineering Ethics
Cellular, Genetic and Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials, Prostheses and Implants
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
Chapter 69: Biotechnology: Plants and Animals
Environmental and Health Risks
Human Hunger and Benefit-sharing
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
Chapter 72: Development Ethics
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
Chapter 74: Engineering Ethics
2. Status and Stakes of Engineering Ethics?
3. The Moral Responsibility of Engineers
References and Further Reading
Chapter 75: Environmental Ethics
2. The Axiology of Environmental Ethics
3. Normative Theories and Environmental Ethics
Chapter 77: Future Generations
References and Further Reading
2. Identity-affecting Genetic Interventions
3. Identity-preserving Genetic Interventions
References and Further Reading
Chapter 79: Technology and the Law
References and Further Reading
Specific Features of Medical Ethics
References and Further Reading
References and Further Reading
Ethics and the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Ethics and the Possession of Nuclear Weapons
Toward a Theory of Justified Deterrence
Applying Justified Deterrence Theory
References and Further Reading
Chapter 84: Religion and Technology
References and Further Reading
Chapter 85: Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility
References and Further Reading
Chapter 86: Value-sensitive Design
References and Further Reading
Part VII: Technology and the Future
Chapter 87: Technology, Prosperity and Risk
4. Dealing with Technological Uncertainty
References and Further Reading
Chapter 88: World Risk Society
Chapter 90: Prosperity and the Future of Technology
Economic Prosperity and Innovation
References and Further Reading
Chapter 91: Converging Technologies
Philosophical Implications of Convergence
References and Further Reading
Chapter 93: Energy Forecast Technologies
References and Further Reading
Decision-making about New Technologies
Case Studies for Biotechnology
References and Further Reading
Transportation System Benefits, Harms and Hazards
Conclusions and Further Questions
References and Further Reading
Cases of S&T Applied to the MDGs
References and Further Reading
Stratospheric Ozone Loss and Global Warming
References and Further Reading
Chapter 98: The Future of Humanity