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A Philosophy of TechnologyTechnical Artefacts

A Philosophy of Technology: Technical Artefacts [We start in this chapter by analysing the nature of technical artefacts. What sorts of objects are they? What are the typical characteristics of technical artefacts? Given that technical artefacts play such a predominant role in our modern world, these are all important questions. The way in which people interact with one another and relate to nature is determined, to a very high degree, by the technological resources they have at their disposal. In order to gain a better understanding of the nature of technical artefacts, we shall first compare them with natural and social objects. We shall also stop to consider the moral status of technical artefacts, which will involve us in the question whether they may be seen as good or bad, in the moral sense of the word. We will come to the conclusion that technical artefacts are physical objects designed by humans that have both a function and a use plan. If one adopts this view, then technical artefacts themselves can actually be morally significant.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Philosophy of TechnologyTechnical Artefacts

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2011
ISBN
978-3-031-79969-3
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5 –20
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-79971-6_2
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[We start in this chapter by analysing the nature of technical artefacts. What sorts of objects are they? What are the typical characteristics of technical artefacts? Given that technical artefacts play such a predominant role in our modern world, these are all important questions. The way in which people interact with one another and relate to nature is determined, to a very high degree, by the technological resources they have at their disposal. In order to gain a better understanding of the nature of technical artefacts, we shall first compare them with natural and social objects. We shall also stop to consider the moral status of technical artefacts, which will involve us in the question whether they may be seen as good or bad, in the moral sense of the word. We will come to the conclusion that technical artefacts are physical objects designed by humans that have both a function and a use plan. If one adopts this view, then technical artefacts themselves can actually be morally significant.]

Published: Jan 1, 2011

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