| Challenging the Phenomena of Technology 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Hayler, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349999911 ISBN-13: 9781349999910 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Computers | Computer Science |
| Dewey: 004 |
| Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.68 lbs) 251 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is 'technology'? What does it help us to do? What does it force us to consider about our experience of being in the world? In Challenging the Phenomena of Technology, technology is positioned as an experience with specific features, rather than as a class of objects, and this enables a reflection on the ways in which amateurs and experts interact with the artefacts that all humans rely upon. Using e-readers, such as the Kindle and iPad, as a case study, Hayler argues that the use of technology is both more complicated and more human than public discussion often gives it credit for, forcing us to consider its impacts on perception, cognition, and what it means to know anything at all. |
