{"product_id":"9781441134028","title":"Invasive Technification: Critical Essays in the Philosophy of Technology","description":"Technology has extended its reach to the human\u003cbr\u003ebody, not just in a literal sense, through implants, transplants and\u003cbr\u003etechnological substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sense\u003cbr\u003etoo. Technological infrastructure and the institutions of a technified society today\u003cbr\u003edetermine what perception is, how we communicate and what forms of human\u003cbr\u003erelationship with the natural world are possible. A fundamental new conception\u003cbr\u003eof technology is urgently needed. Technology can no longer be seen as a means\u003cbr\u003efor efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it must be seen as a \u003cem\u003etotal structure\u003c\/em\u003e which makes new forms of\u003cbr\u003ehuman action and human relationship possible, while limiting the possibilities\u003cbr\u003eof others.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eInvasive\u003cbr\u003eTechnification\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed German philosopher Gernot Böhme offers a reading\u003cbr\u003eof technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology presents\u003cbr\u003echallenges for modern human beings. It is a book about the preservation of\u003cbr\u003ehumanity and humane values under the demanding conditions of a technically\u003cbr\u003eadvanced civilisation and makes a major contribution to the contemporary\u003cbr\u003ephilosophy of technology.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124050706672,"sku":"9781441134028","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441134028_p0.jpg?v=1763789254","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441134028","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}