Portuguese Philosophy of Technology: Legacies and contemporary work from the Portuguese-Speaking Community (1st ed. 2023) (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology #43)

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Synopsis
This volume is a collection of essays of a philosophical nature on the subject of technology, introducing authors from the Portuguese-speaking community, namely from Portugal itself, Africa and Brazil. Their contributions detail a unique perspective on technology, placing this important topic within the historical, ideological and social contexts of their countries, all of which share a common language. The shared history of these countries and the cultural and economic specificities of each one have stimulated singular insights into these thinkers’ reflections.The essays are thematically diverse. Among the topics covered are technogenic knowledge, visions of technology, risks and uncertainties, mediatization, digitalization, and datafication, engineering practice and ethics, alternative technoscientific strategies, ontotechnologies of the body, virtual and archive. The contributions also explore other themes that are more closely related to the semi-peripheral world, such as technological dependence and the incorporation of Western technology into the social structure of ancestral communities.This book appeals to students and researchers and provides a voice to authors whose work are not usually available in English-language publications. It serves as an ideal guide for all those who seek rigorous and geographically widespread knowledge regarding thinking on technology in several Portuguese-speaking countries.
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2023

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ISBN-13:
9783031146305
Related ISBNs:
9783031146299
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Springer International Publishing
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Reference, Technology, Philosophy, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Helena Mateus Jerónimo

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