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Evaluating New Technologies
. Ed(S): Sollie, Paul; Duwell, Marcus
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Hardback. How do we deal with developments in technology that may cause just as much harm as good? That's the question authors address in this book. And given the speed and uncertainty of modern technological change, their thoughts and answers are timely and vital. Editor(s): Sollie, Paul; Duwell, Marcus. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
human practices? How are we to morally evaluate technology developments that have open horizons, encompass uncertainties, and lack control? Technology is in- uential on society; technological innovations act upon the perception of ourselves, the world, and our relation with fellow humans and other objects. Technology is changing everything we do by creating new entities (such as software, nanop- ticles, or Internet), by changing the scale of activities (e. g. vast amounts of data about people can be stored and analysed, and not infrequently without people - ing aware of this), by generating new kinds of knowledge (for instance about i- ... Read more
human practices? How are we to morally evaluate technology developments that have open horizons, encompass uncertainties, and lack control? Technology is in- uential on society; technological innovations act upon the perception of ourselves, the world, and our relation with fellow humans and other objects. Technology is changing everything we do by creating new entities (such as software, nanop- ticles, or Internet), by changing the scale of activities (e. g. vast amounts of data about people can be stored and analysed, and not infrequently without people - ing aware of this), by generating new kinds of knowledge (for instance about i- ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
Series
The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology
Number of Pages
205
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048122288
SKU
V9789048122288
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