Richard B. Day, Ronald Beiner, Joseph Masciulli

Democratic Theory and Technological Society (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

What are the chief challenges posed to contemporary democracy by modern technology, and how can democratic theory best respond to, or at least reflect on, those challenges? Inhabiting the kind of technologically advanced era in which we live, what sources are available within political theory for theoretical insight concerning the problem of democratic engagement with technology? The purpose of this volume is to canvas a broad range of theorists and theoretical traditions in order to address these questions, including Hegel and Marx, Rousseau and John Dewey, Heidegger and Simone Weil, Habermas and Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt and Hans Jonas. Commentaries on all these important thinkers -- focused on the issue of contemporary technology as posing unique social and political challenges for democratic political life -- yields rich and ambitious resources for theoretical reflection.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315493558
• Artikelnr.: 48799832

Autorenporträt

Richard B. Day, Ronald Beiner, Joseph Masciulli

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS: Introduction Part I:The Reign of Techne Chapter 1: Political
Imagination in a Technical Age Willem H. Vanderburg Chapter 2: Marx and
Lucács on Technology and the "Value" of Freedom Richard B. Day Chapter 3:
Languages, Techniques, Rationalities Dusan Pokorny Chapter 4: Technology
and the Problem of Democratic Control: The Contribution of Jürgen Habermas
Marie Fleming Chapter 5: Shades of Optimism: Soviet Views on Science and
Morality Lászlo G. Jóbbágy Part II: Prospects for Democracy Chapter 6:
Liberal Democracy and the Problem of Technology Jerry Weinberger Chapter 7:
Rousseau Versus Instant Government: Democratic Participation in the Age of
Telepolitics Joseph Masciulli Chapter 8: Anarchism and Technology Frank
Harrison Chapter 9: Hegel and Marx: Perspectives on Politics and Technology
Richard B. Day Chapter 10: Political Technology, Democracy and Education:
John Dewey's Legacy Frank J. Kurtz Chapter 11: Dahl, Democracy and
Technoogy H.D. ForbesPart III: Pondering Our Destiny Chapter 12: Politics
and Progress in Heidegger's Philosophy of History W.R. Newell Chapter 13:
Fire Alarm: Water Benjamin's Critique of Technology Michael Löwy Chapter
14: Consent to the University: Simone Weil and the Natural Ground for
Technological Choice Gary A. Lewis Chapter 15: George Grant on
Technological Imperatives Edward Andrew Chapter 16: Action into Nature:
Hannah Arendt's Reflections on Technology Barry Booper Chapter 17: Ethics
and Technology: Hans Jonas' Theory of Responsibility Ronald Beiner