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Introduction |
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Part I History of Technology |
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7 | (11) |
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Definitions of Technology |
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18 | (5) |
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23 | (5) |
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28 | (4) |
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32 | (5) |
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37 | (6) |
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43 | (6) |
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Part II Technology and Science |
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49 | (80) |
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51 | (10) |
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Science and Technology: Positivism and Critique |
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61 | (5) |
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66 | (4) |
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70 | (5) |
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The Interplay between Science and Technology |
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75 | (3) |
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Instruments in Science and Technology |
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78 | (6) |
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Social Construction of Science |
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84 | (4) |
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Social Construction of Technology |
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88 | (7) |
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Theory Change and Instrumentation |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (5) |
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104 | (8) |
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112 | (6) |
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118 | (5) |
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123 | (6) |
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Part III Technology and Philosophy |
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129 | (104) |
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Introduction: Philosophy and Technology |
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131 | (10) |
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141 | (5) |
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Critical Theory of Technology |
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146 | (8) |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (3) |
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Technology as ``Applied Science'' |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (7) |
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172 | (3) |
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175 | (5) |
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Hermeneutics and Technologies |
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180 | (4) |
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Analytic Philosophy of Technology |
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184 | (5) |
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Technological Rationality |
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189 | (6) |
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Phenomenology and Technology |
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195 | (7) |
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202 | (3) |
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205 | (5) |
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The Critique of the Precautionary Principle and the Possibility for an ``Enlightened Doomsaying'' |
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210 | (4) |
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Technology and Metaphysics |
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214 | (4) |
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218 | (5) |
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223 | (4) |
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227 | (6) |
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Part IV Technology and Environment |
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233 | (62) |
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Technology and Environment |
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235 | (13) |
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The Precautionary Principle |
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248 | (15) |
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Boundary-work, Pluralism and the Environment |
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263 | (7) |
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270 | (6) |
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The Reinvention of CO2 as Refrigerant for Both Heating and Cooling |
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276 | (4) |
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Environmental Science and Technology |
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280 | (5) |
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Agriculture and Technology |
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285 | (4) |
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289 | (6) |
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Part V Technology and Politics |
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295 | (70) |
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297 | (6) |
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303 | (5) |
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308 | (3) |
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311 | (5) |
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316 | (5) |
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321 | (4) |
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Technology and Globalization |
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325 | (4) |
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329 | (4) |
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Technology and Capitalism |
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333 | (5) |
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The Politics of Gender and Technology |
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338 | (4) |
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European Politics, Economy and Technology |
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342 | (5) |
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Asian Politics, Economy and Technology |
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347 | (6) |
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US Politics, Economy and Technology |
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353 | (6) |
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Energy, Technology and Geopolitics |
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359 | (6) |
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Part VI Technology and Ethics |
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365 | (116) |
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Technology and Ethics: Overview |
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367 | (17) |
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384 | (3) |
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387 | (5) |
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Biomedical Engineering Ethics |
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392 | (5) |
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397 | (5) |
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Biotechnology: Plants and Animals |
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402 | (4) |
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406 | (6) |
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412 | (4) |
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416 | (6) |
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422 | (4) |
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426 | (7) |
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433 | (6) |
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439 | (3) |
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442 | (3) |
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445 | (4) |
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449 | (3) |
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452 | (3) |
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455 | (4) |
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459 | (3) |
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462 | (4) |
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466 | (8) |
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Technology and Personal Moral Responsibility |
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474 | (3) |
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477 | (4) |
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Part VII Technology and the Future |
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481 | (77) |
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Technology, Prosperity and Risk |
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483 | (12) |
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495 | (5) |
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500 | (2) |
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Prosperity and the Future of Technology |
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502 | (6) |
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508 | (3) |
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511 | (6) |
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Energy Forecast Technologies |
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517 | (6) |
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523 | (9) |
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532 | (6) |
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538 | (8) |
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546 | (5) |
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551 | (7) |
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