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The definition of power varies across disciplines. Social scientists tend to deal with social power, philosophers of technology with the relation between technology and society, and ecologists with the relation between natural and social power. Concepts of power and technology are freely used but this relationship is complex and multifaceted.

In this analytic and ambitious textbook, Jan van Dijk brings these perspectives together to provide a more comprehensive answer. In attempting to integrate social, technical, and natural power into one framework, he develops a general concept of power which unites all three the first time such an attempt has been made. The author argues that it is important to look at these concepts together:natural power is not simply a resource for technology and society, and its inclusion is crucial given the ecological impact of technologies.Overall, nine forms of power which comprise the framework are discussed in each chapter force, construction

Power and Technology

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 9/27/2024
    ISBN13: 9781509563685, 978-1509563685
    ISBN10: 1509563687

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    The definition of power varies across disciplines. Social scientists tend to deal with social power, philosophers of technology with the relation between technology and society, and ecologists with the relation between natural and social power. Concepts of power and technology are freely used but this relationship is complex and multifaceted.

    In this analytic and ambitious textbook, Jan van Dijk brings these perspectives together to provide a more comprehensive answer. In attempting to integrate social, technical, and natural power into one framework, he develops a general concept of power which unites all three the first time such an attempt has been made. The author argues that it is important to look at these concepts together:natural power is not simply a resource for technology and society, and its inclusion is crucial given the ecological impact of technologies.Overall, nine forms of power which comprise the framework are discussed in each chapter force, construction

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