Philosophy and technology / edited by Roger Fellows.

Other author Fellows, Roger.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Descriptioniv, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesRoyal Institute of Philosophy supplement ; 38
Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement ; 38. ^A475447
Contents Technology : liberation or enslavement? / David E. Cooper -- Do the successes of technology evidence the truth of theories / Michael Smithhurst -- Instrument and reality : the case of terrestrial magnetism and the northern lights (Aurora Borealis) / Willem Hackmann -- Realism and progress : why scientists should be realists / Robin Finlay Hendry -- Quantum technology : where to look for the quantum measurement problem / Nancy Cartwright -- Welcome to Wales : Searle on the computational theory of mind / Roger Fellows
Contents Acts, omissions and keeping patients alive in a persistent vegetative state / Sophie Botros -- Technology and culture in a developing country / Kwame Gyekye -- Art and technology : an old tension / Anthony O'Hear -- Tools, machines annd marvels / Stephen R. L. Clark -- Values, means and ends / Robert Grant -- Question time / Renford Bambrough.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95018543
ISBN0521558166 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks T14 .P497 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold