Philosophy : technology / Technology Anthony F. Beavers, editor. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 384 pages) : color illustrations. - Macmillan interdisciplinary handbooks Gale virtual reference library . - Macmillan interdisciplinary handbooks. Philosophy. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

chapter 1. Basic principles, concepts, and ideas in the philosophy of technology / Lawrence M. Hinman -- chapter 2. Education, technology, and social control / Claire Katz -- chapter 3. Technological ethics in context : the case of nanotechnology / Thomas M. Powers, S. Ismat Shah -- chapter 4. God out of the machine? / Charles Melvin Ess -- chapter 5. Designing children / Lawrence M. Hinman -- chapter 6. Cyborg humanity and the technologies of human enhancement / Mark Coeckelbergh -- chapter 7. Cognitive technolgoy / Derek Jones -- chapter 8. Video games and virtual reality / Robert F.J. Seddon -- chapter 9. Robots, sex, and love / John P. Sullins -- chapter 10. Robot warfare / Ryan Jenkins -- chapter 11. Cyberwar and the just war tradition / John Petrik -- chapter 12. Technology, the environment, and sustainability / Trish Glazebrook -- chapter 13. How technology is changing what and how we eat / Lisa Kretz.

This book addresses the theme of ethics in such technology areas as cyber warfare, designing children, video games and virtual reality, nanotechnology, and technology and the environment. The use of film, literature, art, case studies, and other disciplines or situations/events provide illustrations of human experiences which work as gateways to questions philosophers try to address.

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Technology--Philosophy.
Technology--Moral and ethical aspects.