Despite numerous publications on the philosophy of technology, little attention has been paid to the relationship between being and value in technology, two aspects which are usually treated separately. This volume addresses this issue by drawing...
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Despite numerous publications on the philosophy of technology, little attention has been paid to the relationship between being and value in technology, two aspects which are usually treated separately. This volume addresses this issue by drawing connections between the ontology of technology on the one hand and technology's ethical and aesthetic significance on the other.The book first considers what technology is and what kind of entities it produces. Then it examines the moral implications of technology. Finally, it explores the connections between technology and the arts
Part I: ONTOLOGYChapter 1: What are Technical Artefacts in Patent Practice? A Practice-Based OntologyChapter 2: The Cyberspace Strikes Back: An Ontological Account of Social NetworksChapter 3: Cognitive Artifacts Between Cognitive Sciences and the Philosophy of TechnologyPart II: ETHICSChapter 4: Anticipating Sex Robots: A Critique of the Sociotechnical Vanguard Vision of Sex Robots as 'Good Companions'Chapter 5: The Right and Unfair Aspects of Artificial Womb TechnologyChapter 6: Missed Opportunities: Feminist Grounds for Regulating Transnational Surrogacy, in the AnthropocenePart III: AESTHETICSChapter 7: Computer Art, Technology, and the MediumChapter 8: Breaking the Fourth Wall in VideogamesChapter 9: Games, Artworks, and Hybrids