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020			_a9781350015630 (online)
020			_z9781350015609 (hardback)
020			_z9781350015616 (paperback)
020			_z9781350015623 (electronic book)
020			_z9781350015593 (PDF)
040			_aUtOrBLW _beng _cUtOrBLW
050		4	_aQ175 _b.S65 2018
100	1		_aSmith, Dominic, _dactive 2018.
245	1	0	_aExceptional technologies _h[electronic resource] : _ba continental philosophy of technology / _cDominic Smith.
260			_a[London] : _bBloomsbury Academic, _c2018.
300			_a1 online resource (169 p.) : _bill.
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-165).
520			_a"A discussion of the rapidly growing field, from a thinker at the forefront of research at the interface of technology and the humanities, this is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary developments in Continental philosophy and philosophy of technology. Philosophy of technology regularly draws on key thinkers in the Continental tradition, including Husserl, Heidegger, and Foucault. Yet because of the problematic legacy of the 'empirical turn', it often criticizes 'bad' continental tendencies - lyricism, pessimism, and an outdated view of technology as an autonomous, transcendental force. This misconception is based on a faulty image of Continental thought, and in addressing it Smith productively redefines our concept of technology. By closely engaging key texts, and by examining 'exceptional technologies' such as imagined, failed, and impossible technologies that fall outside philosophy of technology's current focus, this book offers a practical guide to thinking about and using continental philosophy and philosophy of technology. It outlines and enacts three key characteristics of philosophy as practiced in the continental tradition: close reading of the history of philosophy; focus on critique; and openness to other disciplinary fields. Smith deploys the concept of exceptional technologies to provide a novel way of widening discussion in philosophy of technology, navigating the relationship between philosophy of technology and Continental philosophy; the history of both these fields; the role of imagination in relation to technologies; and the social function of technologies themselves."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
530			_aAlso issued in print.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bLondon : _cBloomsbury Publishing, _d2014. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess limited by licensing agreement. _7s2014 dcunns
650		0	_aScience _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aTechnology.
650		0	_aDigital humanities.
650		0	_aTechnology _xPhilosophy.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350015630
975			_aBloomsbury Collections
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