Transforming Technology : a Critical Theory Revisited
Thoroughly revised, this new edition of Critical Theory of Technology rethinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor--as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems--is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development. It contains materials on political theory, but the emphasis has shifted to reflect a growing interest in the fields of technology and cultural studies
1 online resource (178 pages)
9780198033400, 0198033400
1049852507
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Contents
1. Introduction: The Varieties of Theory
Part I : From Marxism to Radical Critique
2. Technology and Transition
3. The Bias of Technology
Part II : The Ambivalence of the Computer
4. Postindustrial Discourses
5. The Factory or the City : Which Model for Online Education?
Part III : The Dialectics of Technology
6. Beyond the Dilemma of Development
7. The Critical Theory of Technology
Notes
References
Index