Technology and Values

by Shrader-Frechette, Dr. Kristin; Westra, Laura; Cohen, Danny M.; DeGeorge, Richard; Dreyfus, Hubert; Edgar, Stacey; Hollander, Rachelle; Mayo, Deborah; McDermott, John D.; McGinn, Robert; Mesthene, Emmanuel; Mitcham, Carl; Murray, Thomas; Parnas, David; Pi

• ISBN13: 9780847686315
• ISBN10: 0847686310
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most significant developments in technology. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Overview: Ethical Studies about Technology	p. 3
What Is Moral Philosophy?	p. 11
Technology and Ethical Issues	p. 25
Introduction and Overview	p. 37
Heidegger on Gaining a Free Relation to Technology	p. 41
Technologies as Forms of Life	p. 55
The Role of Technology in Society	p. 71
Technology: The Opiate of the Intellectuals	p. 87
The Social Construction of Safety	p. 107
The Political Construction of Technology: A Call for Constructive Technology Assessment	p. 115
Introduction and Overview	p. 133
Frankenstein's Problem: Autonomous Technology	p. 139
Technology, Demography, and the Anachronism of Traditional Rights	p. 167
Economic Evaluations of Technology	p. 187
Sociological versus Metascientific Views of Technological Risk Assessment	p. 217
Introduction and Overview	p. 257
Engineering Design Research and Social Responsibility	p. 261
Ethics and Automobile Technology: The Pinto Case	p. 279
Computers and Privacy	p. 295
Ethics and Military Technology: Star Wars	p. 327
Nuclear Technology and Radioactive Waste	p. 355
Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Pesticide Use	p. 375
Ethical Issues in Human Genome Research	p. 415
A "Transgenic Dinner"? Social and Ethical Issues in Biotechnology and Agriculture	p. 433
Index	p. 459
About the Editors	p. 471
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