Overview
- Includes Feenberg's contributions to philosophy of technology, STS, design theory, and media studies
- Brings together a number of authorities interested in developing critical approaches to contemporary technology
- Situates Feenberg's work alongside leading contemporary philosophers of technology
Part of the book series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (POET, volume 41)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Democratic Potentials
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Front Matter
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Trajectories of Contemporary Critique
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Critical Theories of Technology
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Back Matter
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About this book
The essays in this edited collection are inspired by Andrew Feenberg’s philosophy of technology. Feenberg is the leading critical theorist of technology working today, combining the critical traditions of Karl Marx, Martin Heidegger, Georg Lukáacs, and Herbert Marcuse with empirical methods from science & technology studies (STS) and media studies.
Divided into three parts, these contributions from philosophers, media theorists, design theorists, and STS scholars, reflect the relevancy of Feenberg's philosophy for making sense of our technically mediated society. This collection appeals to students and researchers interested in the philosophy of technology, critical theory, smart cities, big data, AI, and algorithmic culture.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Necessity of Critique
Book Subtitle: Andrew Feenberg and the Philosophy of Technology
Editors: Darryl Cressman
Series Title: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07877-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07876-7Published: 28 September 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07879-8Published: 29 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07877-4Published: 27 September 2022
Series ISSN: 1879-7202
Series E-ISSN: 1879-7210
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 280
Topics: Philosophy of Technology, Media Studies, Sociology, general