Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry

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Technology and theory -- Theories of technology -- The choice of a theory -- Scientific theory -- Scientific explanation -- The scope of scientific explanation -- Science and technology -- The promise of technology -- The device paradigm -- The foreground of technology -- Devices, means, and machines -- Paradigmatic explanation -- Technology and the social order -- Technology and democracy -- The rule of technology -- Political engagement and social justice -- Work and labor -- Leisure, excellence, and happiness -- The stability of technology -- The possibilities of reform -- Deictic discourse -- The challenge of nature -- Focal things and practices -- Wealth and the good life -- Political affirmation -- The recovery of the promise of technology. Technology and theory -- Theories of technology -- The choice of a theory -- Scientific theory -- Scientific explanation -- The scope of scientific explanation -- Science and technology -- The promise of technology -- The device paradigm -- The foreground of technology -- Devices, means, and machines -- Paradigmatic explanation -- Technology and the social order -- Technology and democracy -- The rule of technology -- Political engagement and social justice -- Work and labor -- Leisure, excellence, and happiness -- The stability of technology -- The possibilities of reform -- Deictic discourse -- The challenge of nature -- Focal things and practices -- Wealth and the good life -- Political affirmation -- The recovery of the promise of technology.