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Book SynopsisPaul Ricœur has been one of the most influential and intellectually challenging philosophers of the last century, and his work has contributed to a vast array of fields: studies of language, of history, of ethics and politics. However, he has up until recently only had a minor impact on the philosophy of technology. Interpreting Technology aims to put Ricœur’s work at the centre of contemporary philosophical thinking concerning technology. It investigates his project of critical hermeneutics for rethinking established theories of technology, the growing ethical and political impacts of technologies on the modern lifeworld, and ways of analysing global sociotechnical systems such as the Internet. Ricœur’s philosophy allows us to approach questions such as: how could narrative theory enhance our understanding of technological mediation? How can our technical practices be informed by the ethical aim of living the good life, with and for others, in just institutions? And how does the emerging global media landscape shape our sense of self, and our understanding of history? These questions are more timely than ever, considering the enormous impact technologies have on daily life in the 21st century: on how we shape ourselves with health apps, how we engage with one-another through social media, and how we act politically through digital platforms.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Ricoeur’s philosophy of technology Mark Coeckelbergh, Alberto Romele, Wessel Reijers
Part I: Ricoeur and theories of technology
1. Hermeneutics of Technology Beyond the Empirical Turn Jos de Mul
2. Postphenomenology and the Hermeneutic Ambiguity of Technology Eoin Carney
3. How Flat Should We Keep the Social? Jonne Hoek & Bas de Boer
4. Ricœur and Feminist Cyberontology Annemie Halsema / 5. How Ricœur Reads Technology Critically David Kaplan
Part II: Ricoeur’s ethics, education, and politics of technology
6. Digital Hermeneutics and Ethics Noel Fitzpatrick
7. Can there be a Science of Education? David Lewin
8. Reading the Body Geoffrey Dierckxsens
9. Thinking Feminist Technologies of Memory Marjolaine Deschenes
10. Technology, Innovation and Responsibility Guido Gorgoni & Robert Gianni
Part III: Ricoeur and modern technologies
11. Reversed Hermeneutics Bruno Gransche
12. Paul Ricoeur and the Second Digital Turn Alain Loute
13.The Force of Action in the Technological Polis Todd Mei
14. Moral Capability and Biomedical Neuroenhancement Eileen Brennan
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