Books by Langdon Winner
Autonomous Technology – Technics-Out-of-Control as a Theme in Political Thought
by Langdon Winner
The book was a survey of how various thinkers (from Marx to Mumford but also people like Herbert Marcuse) have all thought about technology as a social force. I think it was very smart of Winner to point out that we do have to start taking technology seriously as a political phenomenon, and that thinking about it only as a combination of gadgets or as something completely supernatural or magical is not going to help, because human interest will always be either promoted or suppressed by technology.
Interviews where books by Langdon Winner were recommended
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Technics and Civilization
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Autonomous Technology – Technics-Out-of-Control as a Theme in Political Thought
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Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life
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Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma of Technological Determinism
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Philosophy of Technology
by Edited by Jan-Kyrre Berg Olsen and Evan Selinger
The best books on Philosophy of Technology, recommended by Evgeny Morozov
The best books on Philosophy of Technology, recommended by Evgeny Morozov
It’s easy to be impressed by the latest gadgets and comment on how much has changed since we started using them. But how often do we really take a step back and think about technological advances in their broader context? Belarussian tech commentator, Evgeny Morozov, picks the best books on the philosophy of technology.
