What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design

What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design

by Peter-Paul Verbeek (Author)

Synopsis

Focuses on how technologies mediate our actions and our world perceptions. Peter-Paul Verbeek examines the philosophy of technology formulated by Jaspers and Heidegger, and extends the work of more recent philosophers of technology. He shows how his "postphenomenological" approach applies to the technological practice of industrial designers.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 264
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 31 May 2005

ISBN 10: 0271025409
ISBN 13: 9780271025407