{"product_id":"9789053567562","title":"Inside The Politics Of Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough the old saying claims that man is the measure of all things, the authors of\u003ci\u003e Inside the Politics of Technology \u003c\/i\u003eargue that the distinction implied between autonomous humans and neutral instruments of technology is an illusion. On the contrary, the technologies humans create simultaneously shape humans themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy means of case studies of technologies as diverse as video cameras, electric cars, pregnancy tests, and genetic screenings, this volume considers the implications of this \"co-production\" of technology and society for our philosophical and political ideas. Are only humans endowed with social, political, and moral agency, or does our technology share those qualities? And if so, how should we understand—or practice—a politics of technology?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49833866985712,"sku":"9789053567562","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789053567562","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}