Technology and Values

Craig Hanks 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 Refiguring Critical Theory (2002) and editor of Inner Space/Outer Space: The Humanities, Technology and the Postmodern World (1993); his monograph, Technological Musings: Reflections on Technology and Values, is forthcoming.

“Overall, Technology and Values represents an excellent collection of readings, ranging from classical yet ever timely readings on the nature of technology itself, to cutting edge articles on recent technological developments in the applied sphere. Due to its unique broad and comprehensive coverage of the subject matter, coupled with its comprehensive bibliography, this book is an excellent tool for both graduate and undergraduate courses.”  (Agric Hum Values, 2011)"For its size and scope this collection docs a remarkable job of addressing a critical need for greater scholarly and public attention to questions of technology and values in contemporary culture. It is a rich and versatile resource for anyone interested in such questions, and this reviewer hopes that future editions will only improve on its virtues." (Technology and Culture, April 2010)

• List of figures AcknowledgmentsSource AcknowledgmentsGeneral IntroductionSection One: Theoretical Reflections on TechnologyPart I: Introductory Considerations of Technology1. Toward a Philosophy of Technology: Hans Jonas2. Four Philosophies of Technology: Alan R. Drengson3. The Relation of Science and Technology to Human Values: William W.Lowrance4. A Collective of Humans and Nonhumans: Bruno Latour5. Technology and Ethics: Kristen Shrader-FrechettePart II: Considering the Autonomy of Technology6. The Autonomy of Technology: Jacques Ellul7. Artifice and Order: Langdon Winner8. The Autonomy of Technology: Joseph PittPart III: Existential and Phenomenological Considerations9. The Question Concerning Technology: Martin Heidegger10. Man the Technician: José Ortega y Gasset11. Focal Things and Practices: Albert Borgmann12. A Phenomenology of Technics: Don IhdePart IV: Critical Theory13. The New Forms of Control: Herbert Marcuse14. Technical Progress and the Social Life-World: Jürgen Habermas15. The Critical Theory of Technology: Andrew FeenbergPart V: Pragmatic Considerations16. Science and Society: John Dewey17. Technology and Community Life: Larry HickmanPart VI: Feminist Considerations18. A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentith Century: Donna Haraway19. Technological Ethics in a Different Voice: Diane P. MichelfelderSection Two: Applied Reflections on Technology and ValuePart VII: Technology and Value in Everyday LifeIntroduction20. The Aesthetic Drama of the Ordinary: John McDermott21: Domestic Technology: Labour-saving or Enslaving?: Judy Wajcman22. Some Meanings of Automobiles: Douglas BrowningPart VIII: Values and BioTechnologiesIntroduction23. How Splendid Technologies Can Go Wrong: Daniel Callahan24. Genetics and Reproductive Risk: Can Having Children be Immoral?: Laura M. Purdy25. Preventing a Brave New World: Leon Kass26: Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research: Embryos and Beyond: Inmaculada de Melo-Martín and Marin Gillis27. Food for Thought: Nina V. Federoff and Nancy Marie Brown28. Value Judgments and Risk Comparisons. The Case of Genetically Engineered Crops: Paul ThompsonPart IX: Urban ValuesIntroduction29. The Highway and the City: Lewis Mumford30. Designing Cities and Buildings as if They Were Ethical Choices: Jessica Woolliams31. The Local History of Space: Steven Moore32. Community: Joseph Grange33. Urban Ecological Citizenship: Andrew LightPart X: Environmental ValuesIntroduction34. Why Mow?: Michael Pollan35. Technology: Lori Gruen36. Environment, Technology, and Ethics: Rajni Kothari37. The Conceptual Foundations of the Land Ethic: J. Baird Callicott38. Deep Ecology: Bill Devall and George Sessions39. Radical American Environmentalism and Wilderness Preservation: A Third World Critique: Ramachandra Guha40. Just Garbage: Peter S. WenzPart XI: Immediate Challenges: Information Technologies, Technological Systems and the Future of Human ValuesIntroduction41. Philosophy of Information Technology: Carl Mitcham42. Into the Electronic Millennium: Sven Birkerts43. Why I Am not Going to Buy a Computer: Wendell Berry44. In the Age of the Smart Machine: Shoshana Zuboff45. The Social Life of Information: John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid46. The Quest For Universal Usability: Ben ShneidermanBibliography