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Social Epistemology and Technology: Toward Public Self-Awareness Regarding Technological Mediation

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Full Title:

Social Epistemology and Technology: Toward Public Self-Awareness Regarding Technological Mediation

Contributors:

By (Author) Frank Scalambrino

ISBN:

9781783485321

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Rowman & Littlefield International

Publication Date:

16th December 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Impact of science and technology on society
Social and political philosophy

Dewey:

303.483

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

244

Dimensions:

Width 160mm, Height 235mm, Spine 24mm

Weight:

558g

Description

How has technology changed what it means to be human and to be a member of a human society How has technology changed the way we acquire knowledge of the world we inhabit In light of these changes and the direction we are moving, how should the pursuit of knowledge be organized Social Epistemology and Technology provides insights into such questions relating to public self-awareness regarding technology. The concerns addressed in this book apply to a large and diverse audience including, but not limited to, those interested in social epistemology, technology, cultural studies, trans-humanism, augmented subjectivity, futurology, human sciences, social sciences, political sciences, communication, psychology, science and technology studies, and philosophy. This is the first book of its kind to focus solely on technology and its socially specific epistemological themes. It offers insight into public self-awareness regarding technology by providing an understanding of persons in relation to the technological changes that have occurred, and continue to occur, across the societies they people.

Reviews

Social Epistemology and Technology offers a crucial reflection on what makes us human and how contemporary societies are organizing that knowledge in new and powerful ways. This provocative collection allows readers to consider more deeply the ways we think, share, and work today. While some conclusions are chilling, their implications cannot be ignored. -- Chris J. Richardson, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Young Harris College
An important contribution to the field of applied epistemology. -- David Coady, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Tasmania

Author Bio

Frank Scalambrino is Senior Lecturer at the University of Akron, Ohios Polytechnic University.

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