{"product_id":"what-things-do-philosophical-reflections-on-technology-agency-and-design-peter-paul-verbeek-university-of-twente-9780271025407","title":"What Things Do: Philosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilosophical Reflections on Technology, Agency, and Design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocuses on how technologies mediate our actions and our world perceptions. Peter-Paul Verbeek examines the philosophy of technology formulated by Jaspers and Heidegger, and extends the work of more recent philosophers of technology. He shows how his \"postphenomenological\" approach applies to the technological practice of industrial designers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOmschrijving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur modern society is flooded with all sorts of devices: TV sets, automobiles, microwaves, mobile phones. How are all these things affecting us? How can their role in our lives be understood? \u003ci\u003eWhat Things Do\u003c\/i\u003e answers these questions by focusing on how technologies mediate our actions and our perceptions of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter-Paul Verbeek develops this innovative approach by first distinguishing it from the classical philosophy of technology formulated by Jaspers and Heidegger, who were concerned that technology would alienate us from ourselves and the world around us. Against this gloomy and overly abstract view, Verbeek draws on and extends the work of more recent philosophers of technology like Don Ihde, Bruno Latour, and Albert Borgmann to present a much more empirically rich and nuanced picture of how material artifacts shape our existence and experiences. In the final part of the book Verbeek shows how his \"postphenomenological\" approach applies to the technological practice of industrial designers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts systematic and historical review of the philosophy of technology makes \u003ci\u003eWhat Things Do\u003c\/i\u003e suitable for use as an introductory text, while its innovative approach will make it appealing to readers in many fields, including philosophy, sociology, engineering, and industrial design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProductspecificaties\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuteur:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter-Paul Verbeek (University of Twente)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUitgever:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pennsylvania State University Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBindwijze:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trade paperback (US)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerschijningsdatum:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005-05-15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAantal pagina's:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780271025407\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThema:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultural studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/strong\u003e SOCIAL SCIENCE \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOver de auteur\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter-Paul Verbeek is a teacher and researcher in the philosophy of technology at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. His book was originally published in Dutch under the title \u003ci\u003eDe daadkracht derdingen: Over techniek, filosofie en vormgeving\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert P. Crease is Associate Professor of Philosophy at SUNY-Stony Brook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intertaal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56354489368916,"sku":"9780271025407","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0538\/0692\/files\/9780271025407.jpg?v=1783583479","url":"https:\/\/intertaalid.nl\/fr\/products\/what-things-do-philosophical-reflections-on-technology-agency-and-design-peter-paul-verbeek-university-of-twente-9780271025407","provider":"Intertaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}