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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827004803321

Autore

Feenberg Andrew

Titolo

Transforming technology : a critical theory revisited / / Andrew Feenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-773430-8

0-19-020834-1

1-280-83545-1

9786610835454

0-19-803340-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

FeenbergAndrew

Disciplina

306.46

601

Soggetti

Technology - Philosophy

Technology - Social aspects

Critical theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. edition of: Critical theory of technology, 1991.

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction: The Varieties of Theory; Part I. From Marxism to Radical Critique; 2. Technology and Transition; 3. The Bias of Technology; Part II. The Ambivalence of the Computer; 4. Postindustrial Discourses; 5. The Factory or the City: Which Model for Online Education?; Part III. The Dialectics of Technology; 6. Beyond the Dilemma of Development; 7. The Critical Theory of Technology; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Andrew Feenberg's revision of his 1991 study on the impact of technology now includes material on political theory, but, the emphasis of the book has shifted to reflect the nascent fields of technology and culture studies.