What Things Do – Reflections on technology and design by Peter-Paul Verbeek
This study book by Peter-Paul Verbeek presents a contemporary philosophical reflection on technology and how it helps shape our actions and worldviews. It focuses on the role of technology in society and offers a postphenomenological approach that connects to the practice of industrial design.
Contents
What Things Do examines how technological objects influence our daily lives and shape our perceptions. Verbeek distinguishes his view from classical philosophers such as Jaspers and Heidegger and builds on modern thinkers such as Don Ihde, Bruno Latour, and Albert Borgmann. This approach provides a nuanced and empirically grounded understanding of the interaction between human beings and technology.
With a systematic and historical analysis of the philosophy of technology, this book is suitable for readers in various disciplines, including philosophy, sociology, engineering, and industrial design.
Product details
- Author: Peter-Paul Verbeek (University of Twente)
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Binding: Trade paperback (US)
- Publication date: May 15, 2005
- Number of pages: 264
- ISBN: 9780271025407
- Theme: Cultural studies
- BISAC: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social