Kizza, Joseph Migga. Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age [Electronic resource] / Joseph Migga. Kizza ; . - 6th ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XXII, 413 p. 22 illus. - ISBN 9783319707129 Зміст:  Рубрики: Computers and civilization. Application software. Data encryption (Computer science). User interfaces (Computer systems). Technology—Sociological aspects. Philosophy. Computers and Society. Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet). Cryptology. User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. Science and Technology Studies. Philosophy of Technology. Анотація: This engaging and thought-provoking textbook examines the ethical, social, and policy challenges arising from our rapidly and continuously evolving computing technology, ranging from the Internet to the ubiquitous portable devices we use to access it. The text emphasizes the need for a strong ethical framework for all applications of computer science and engineering in our professional and personal life. This thoroughly revised and updated sixth edition features two new chapters covering online harassment and cyberbullying, and the complex issues introduced by the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT). Topics and features: Establishes a philosophical framework and analytical tools for discussing moral theories and problems in ethical relativism Offers pertinent discussions on privacy, surveillance, employee monitoring, biometrics, civil liberties, harassment, the digital divide, and discrimination Examines the ethical, cultural and economic realities of mobile telecommunications, computer social network ecosystems, and virtualization technology Reviews issues of property rights, responsibility and accountability relating to information technology and software Explores the evolution of electronic crime, network security, and computer forensics Introduces the new frontiers of ethics: virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the Internet Discusses the security quagmire of the IoT, and the growing threat of bullying facilitated by electronic technology (NEW) Provides exercises, objectives, and issues for discussion with every chapter This extensive textbook/reference addresses the latest curricula requirements for understanding the cultural, social, legal, and ethical issues in computer science and related fields, and offers invaluable advice for industry professionals wishing to put such principles into practice. Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He is also the author of the successful Springer title Guide to Computer Network Security. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Kizza, Joseph Migga. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Battin, Justin Michael. Mobile Media Technologies and Poiēsis [Electronic resource] : rediscovering How We Use Technology to Cultivate Meaning in a Nihilistic World / / Justin Michael. Battin ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XI, 167 p. 2 illus. - ISBN 9783319597973 Зміст: Рубрики: Communication. Culture—Study and teaching. Phenomenology . Philosophy. Ethnology. Media and Communication. Cultural Theory. Phenomenology. Philosophy of Technology. Cultural Anthropology. Анотація: This book intertwines phenomenological fieldwork with a wide range of Heidegger’s writings to explore how our everyday uses of mobile media technologies permit a unique avenue to rediscover poiēsis, our creative cultivation that is simultaneously a bringing forth, a revealing. Shining a light on poiēsis better allows us to see how human beings are, at their core, dwellers that disclose worlds and cultivate meaning. In our chaotic modern world, our ability to appreciate this foundational feature of our existence seems to be fading from view. Such forgetting has fractured our confidence; we increasingly question, doubt, and struggle with what unfolds before us. This book thus argues that we ought to look towards our intimate and recursive mobile media practices as the avenue for which we can revitalize poiēsis, as doing so allows us a purview into how we are always situated in a meaningful locale, playing an imperative role in its continued cultivation. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Battin, Justin Michael. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Minier, Vincent. Inventing a Space Mission [Electronic resource] : the Story of the Herschel Space Observatory / / Vincent. Minier, Bonnet, Roger-Maurice. [et al.] ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XII, 280 p. 91 illus., 69 illus. in color. - ISBN 9783319600246 Зміст: Рубрики: Observations, Astronomical. Astronomy—Observations. Management. Industrial management. Space sciences. Knowledge management. Aerospace engineering. Astronautics. Philosophy. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. Innovation/Technology Management. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). Knowledge Management. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. Philosophy of Technology. Анотація: This book describes prominent technological achievements within a very successful space science mission: the Herschel space observatory. Focusing on the various processes of innovation it offers an analysis and discussion of the social, technological and scientific context of the mission that paved the way to its development. It addresses the key question raised by these processes in our modern society, i.e.: how knowledge management of innovation set the conditions for inventing the future? In that respect the book is based on a transdisciplinary analysis of the programmatic complexity of Herschel, with inputs from space scientists, managers, philosophers, and engineers. This book is addressed to decision makers, not only in space science, but also in other industries and sciences using or building large machines. It is also addressed to space engineers and scientists as well as students in science and management. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Bonnet, Roger-Maurice.; Bontems, Vincent.; de Graauw, Thijs.; Griffin, Matt.; Helmich, Frank.; Pilbratt, Göran.; Volonte, Sergio.; Minier, Vincent. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Rando, David P. Hope and Wish Image in Music Technology [Electronic resource] / David P. Rando ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XVI, 191 p. - ISBN 9783319340159 Зміст: Рубрики: Music. Communication. Philosophy. Technology in literature. Music. Media and Communication. Philosophy of Technology. Literature and Technology/Media. Анотація: This book proposes that new music technologies attract unconscious desires for socialism and collectivity, enabling millions of people living under capitalism to dream of repressed social alternatives. Grounded in the philosophical writings of Ernst Bloch and Walter Benjamin, the book examines file sharing technologies, streaming services, and media players, as well as their historical antecedents, such as the player piano, cassette tape, radio and compact disc, alongside interpretations of fiction, memoir, and albums. Through the concept of wish images—the unconscious hopes and desires for social alternatives that gather around new technologies—the book identifies the repressed pre- and post-capitalist urges that attend our music technologies. While these desires typically remain unconscious and tend to pass away not only unmet but also unrecognized, Hope and Wish Image in Music Technology attempts to bring wishes for social alternatives to the surface at an auspicious moment of technological transition. . Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Rando, David P. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Hancock, Peter. Transports of Delight [Electronic resource] : how Technology Materializes Human Imagination / / Peter. Hancock ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XXV, 235 p. 52 illus. - ISBN 9783319552484 Зміст: Рубрики: Technology. Psychology, Applied. Technology—History. Philosophy. Popular Science in Technology. Applied Psychology. History of Technology. Philosophy of Technology. Анотація: This inspiring book shows how the spiritual side of life, with its thoughts, feelings, and aspirations, is intimately bound up with our material technologies. From the wonder of Gothic Cathedrals, to the quiet majesty of lighter than air flight, to the ultimate in luxury of the north Atlantic steamers, Peter Hancock explores how these sequential heights of technology have enabled our dreams of being transported to new and uncharted realms to become reality. Sometimes literally, sometimes figuratively, technology has always been there to make material the visions of our imagination. This book shows how this has essentially been true for all technologies from Stonehenge to space station. But technology is far from perfect. Indeed, the author argues here that some of the most public and tragic of its failures still remain instructive, emblematic, and even inspiring. He reports on examples such as a Cathedral of the Earth (Beauvais), a Cathedral of the Seas (Titanic), and a Cathedral of the Air (Hindenburg) and tells their stories from the viewpoint of material transcendence. By interweaving their stories he reveals how technologies can succeed in elevating human beings and, in taking them to whole new realms of being, he explores and explains why these experiences are ‘Transports of Delight.’. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Hancock, Peter. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Philosophy and Engineering [Electronic resource] : exploring Boundaries, Expanding Connections / / ed.: Michelfelder, Diane P., Newberry, Byron., Zhu, Qin. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - VIII, 270 p. 21 illus., 10 illus. in color. - ISBN 9783319451930 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Science education. Engineering design. Philosophy of Technology. Science Education. Engineering Design. Анотація: This volume, the result of an ongoing bridge building effort among engineers and humanists, addresses a variety of philosophical, ethical, and policy issues emanating from engineering and technology. Interwoven through its chapters are two themes, often held in tension with one another: “Exploring Boundaries” and “Expanding Connections.” “Expanding Connections” highlights contributions that look to philosophy for insight into some of the challenges engineers face in working with policy makers, lay designers, and other members of the public. It also speaks to reflections included in this volume on the connections between fact and value, reason and emotion, engineering practice and the social good, and, of course, between engineering and philosophy. “Exploring Boundaries” highlights contributions that focus on some type of demarcation. Public policy sets a boundary between what is regulated from what is not, academic disciplines delimit themselves by their subjects and methods of inquiry, and professions approach problems with unique goals and by using concepts and language in particular ways that create potential obstacles to collaboration with other fields. These and other forms of boundary setting are also addressed in this volume. Contributors explore these two themes in a variety of specific contexts, including engineering epistemology, engineers’ social responsibilities, engineering and public policy-making, engineering innovation, and the affective dimensions of engineering work. The book also includes analyses of social and ethical issues with emerging technologies such as 3-D printing and its use in medical applications, as well as social robots. Initial versions of the invited papers included in this book were first presented at the 2014 meeting of the Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology (fPET), held at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. The volume furthers fPET’s intent of extending and developing the philosophy of engineering as an academic field, and encouraging conversation, promoting a sense of shared enterprise, and building community among philosophers and engineers across a diversity of cultural backgrounds and approaches to inquiry. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Michelfelder, Diane P. \ed.\; Newberry, Byron. \ed.\; Zhu, Qin. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Gentes, Annie. The In-Discipline of Design [Electronic resource] : bridging the Gap Between Humanities and Engineering / / Annie. Gentes ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XIII, 247 p. 59 illus., 35 illus. in color. - ISBN 9783319659848 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Application software. Engineering design. Philosophy of Technology. Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities. Engineering Design. Анотація: Design is a conceptive activity which is usually presented as a sensible, sequential process and action. This book claims that design cannot be reduced to the rational, effective planning and organization that most models (such as design thinking) present. The author suggests another type of rationality which is based on what the humanities call aesthetics, writing, composition, and style: a rationality based in imaginary elaboration and coherence. The chapters, therefore, demonstrate that design practice is about creating not only functional tools, but planes of reflections that challenge norms. To support this claim, this book analyzes research programs, art works, and design projects that produced new information and communication technologies (ICT). This is detailed using examples in each chapter. From these examples, two types of conclusions are derived: a first level considers the lessons that we can draw from these examples in terms of design practice while the second level starts a theoretical discussion based on these analyses of use cases. The goal is to develop an understanding of conception in its different forms. This book brings the use of these neglected methods to the foreground as a way to explicate the design process. Taking into consideration the humanities within design contributes to the discussion on pluridisciplinarity. The book posits that design as a historical and situated activity is a truly multidisciplinary endeavor that bridges the gap between engineering sciences and the humanities. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Gentes, Annie. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Belu, Dana S. Heidegger, Reproductive Technology, & The Motherless Age [Electronic resource] / Dana S. Belu ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - IX, 137 p. - ISBN 9783319506067 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Maternal and child health services. Phenomenology . Philosophy of Technology. Maternal and Child Health. Phenomenology. Анотація: Dana S. Belu combines Heidegger’s phenomenology of technology with feminist phenomenology in order to make sense of the increased technicization of women’s reproductive bodies during conception, pregnancy, and birth. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Belu, Dana S. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Critical Theory and the Thought of Andrew Feenberg [Electronic resource] / ed.: Arnold, Darrell P., Michel, Andreas. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XII, 332 p. - ISBN 9783319578972 Зміст: Рубрики: Critical theory. Philosophy. Philosophy of nature. Critical Theory. Philosophy of Technology. Philosophy of Nature. Анотація: This volume explores Andrew Feenberg’s work in critical theory. Feenberg is considered one of the key ‘second generation’ critical theorists, with a keen interest in philosophy of technology. He has made a vital contribution to critical theory in ways that remain of interest given the pressing technological issues of our time. The authors of this book highlight not only the ways that Feenberg has begun to make good on what is often characterized as “the broken promise of critical theory” to address issues of technology, but also the continued importance of critical theory more generally, and of Feenberg’s contributions to understanding this tradition. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Arnold, Darrell P. \ed.\; Michel, Andreas. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Religion and Human Enhancement [Electronic resource] : death, Values, and Morality / / ed.: Trothen, Tracy J., Mercer, Calvin. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XVII, 377 p. - ISBN 9783319624884 Рубрики: Religion and sociology. Transgenic organisms. Philosophy. Religion and Society. Transgenics. Philosophy of Technology. Анотація: This collection vigorously addresses the religious implications of extreme human enhancement technology. Topics covered include cutting edge themes, such as moral enhancement, common ground to both transhumanism and religion, the meaning of death, desire and transcendence, and virtue ethics. Radical enhancement programs, advocated by transhumanists, could arguably have a more profound impact than any other development in human history. Reflecting a range of opinion about the desirability of extreme enhancement, leading scholars in the field join with emerging scholars to foster enhanced conversation on these topics. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Trothen, Tracy J. \ed.\; Mercer, Calvin. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Technology, Society and Sustainability [Electronic resource] : selected Concepts, Issues and Cases / / ed. Zacher, Lech W. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XVII, 442 p. 49 illus., 29 illus. in color. - ISBN 9783319471648 Зміст: Рубрики: Sustainable development. Economic policy. Philosophy. Application software. Environmental sciences. Sustainable Development. R & D/Technology Policy. Philosophy of Technology. Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet). Environmental Science and Engineering. Анотація: This collection is a multidisciplinary and multicultural contribution to the current sustainability discourse. It is focused on two main dimensions of our world: complexity and diversity. Desirable and urgent transition of socio-technological systems toward a sustainability trajectory of development requires a better understanding of technological trends and social transformations. General advancement of technology does not produce identical changes in various societies, differentiated economically and culturally. Moreover, the abilities to approach sustainable development change over time and space. As a result there is a constant need for continuing research, analyses, and discussions concerning changing contexts and adequacy of strategies and policies. Authors from twelve countries and of different academic and cultural settings present their insights, analyses and recommendations. The collection is focused both on contexts and on activities leading to sustainable trajectories in various domains of economy and social life. Continuing research and discussion is needed to better understand these challenges and to prepare the appropriate strategies and solutions. Development of socio-technological systems is nowadays very complex; moreover, the world we live in is extremely diverse. Therefore, sustainability discourse must be ongoing, introducing new ideas, concepts, theories, evidence and experience by various parties—academics, professionals, and practitioners. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Zacher, Lech W. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Street, Seán. Sound Poetics [Electronic resource] : interaction and Personal Identity / / Seán. Street ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XV, 122 p. - ISBN 9783319586762 Рубрики: Mass media. Communication. Poetry. Historiography. Philosophy. Media Sociology. Poetry and Poetics. Memory Studies. Philosophy of Technology. Анотація: This book examines sonic signals as something both heard internally and externally, through imagination, memory and direct response. In doing so it explores how the mind 'makes' sound through experience, as it interprets codes on the written page, and creates an internal leitmotif that then interacts with new sounds made through an aural partnership with the external world, chosen and involuntary exposure to music and sound messages, both friendly and antagonistic to the identity of the self. It creates an argument for sound as an underlying force that links us to the world we inhabit, an essential part of being in the same primal sense as the calls of birds and other inhabitants of a shared earth. Street argues that sound as a poetic force is part of who we are, linked to our visualisation and sense of the world, as idea and presence within us. This incredibly interdisciplinary book will be of great interest to scholars of radio, sound, media and literature as well as philosophy and psychology. . Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Street, Seán. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Lee, Jason. Sex Robots [Electronic resource] : the Future of Desire / / Jason. Lee ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - V, 65 p. - ISBN 9783319493220 Зміст: Рубрики: Culture—Study and teaching. Communication. Robotics. Automation. Artificial intelligence. Sexual behavior. Sexual psychology. Philosophy. Cultural Theory. Media and Communication. Robotics and Automation. Artificial Intelligence. Sexual Behavior. Philosophy of Technology. Анотація: This book reveals that the way we perceive sex robots is how we perceive ourselves, overcoming the false human/non-human binary. From Greek myths, to the film Ex Machina, to Japanese technology, non-human sexuality has been at the heart of culture. In Sex Robots, the history of this culture is explored. This text sheds new light on what the sex robot represents and signifies, examining its philosophical implications within the context of today's society. This volume will be of interest to scholars of technology, cultural studies, the social sciences and philosophy. Jason Lee is Professor and Head of the Leicester Media School within the Faculty of Technology at De Montfort University, UK. Lee is the editor/author of 20 books with work translated into 16 languages. His books include: Pervasive Perversions(2005); Celebrity, Paedophilia, and Ideology in American Culture (2009); and Cultures of Addiction (2012). Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Lee, Jason. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Spaces of Surveillance [Electronic resource] : states and Selves / / ed.: Flynn, Susan., Mackay, Antonia. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XII, 278 p. 16 illus. - ISBN 9783319490854 Зміст: Рубрики: Culture—Study and teaching. Philosophy. Self. Identity (Psychology). Social media. Motion pictures. Technology in literature. Cultural Theory. Philosophy of Technology. Self and Identity. Social Media. Film Theory. Literature and Technology/Media. Анотація: In a world of ubiquitous surveillance, watching and being watched are the salient features of the lives depicted in many of our cultural productions. This collection examines surveillance as it is portrayed in art, literature, film and popular culture, and makes the connection between our sense of ‘self’ and what is ‘seen’. In our post-panoptical world which purports to proffer freedom of movement, technology notes our movements and habits at every turn. Surveillance seeps out from businesses and power structures to blur the lines of security and confidentiality. This unsettling loss of privacy plays out in contemporary narratives, where the ‘selves’ we create are troubled by surveillance. This collection will appeal to scholars of media and cultural studies, contemporary literature, film and art and American studies. . Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Flynn, Susan. \ed.\; Mackay, Antonia. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Aesthetics of Universal Knowledge [Electronic resource] / ed.: Schaffer, Simon., Tresch, John., Gagliardi, Pasquale. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XXI, 271 p. 57 illus., 32 illus. in color. - ISBN 9783319425955 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Technology in literature. Application software. Humanities. Geographical information systems. Quantum field theory. String theory. Philosophy of Technology. Literature and Technology/Media. Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities. Popular Science in Humanities / Arts. Geographical Information Systems/Cartography. Quantum Field Theories, String Theory. Анотація: Born out of a major international dialogue held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy, this collection of essays presents innovative and provocative arguments about the claims of universal knowledge schemes and the different aesthetic and material forms in which such claims have been made and executed. Contributors take a close look at everything from religious pilgrimages, museums, and maps of the world, to search engines and automated GPS. Current obsessions in information technology, communications theory, and digital culture often concern the value and possibility of a grand accumulation of universally accessible forms of knowledge: total libraries, open data bases, ubiquitous computing, and ‘smart’ technologies. These obsessions have important social and philosophical origins, and they raise profound questions about the very nature of knowledge and its organization. This volume’s contributors draw on the histories of maps and of encyclopedias, worldviews and visionary collections, to make sense of the crucial relation between the way the world is known and how it might be displayed and transformed. . Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Schaffer, Simon. \ed.\; Tresch, John. \ed.\; Gagliardi, Pasquale. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
The Hand [Electronic resource] : perception, Cognition, Action / / ed.: Bertolaso, Marta., Di Stefano, Nicola. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - X, 192 p. 18 illus., 17 illus. in color. - ISBN 9783319668819 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Biomedical engineering. Self. Identity (Psychology). User interfaces (Computer systems). Medical ethics. Philosophy of Technology. Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. Self and Identity. User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction. Theory of Medicine/Bioethics. Анотація: Drawing on shared research experiences and collaborative projects, this book offers a broad and timely perspective on research on the hand and its current challenges. It especially emphasizes the interdisciplinary context in which researchers need to be trained in contemporary science. From language to psychology, from neurology to the social sciences, and from art to philosophy and religion, the chapters discuss various aspects involved in hand research and therapy. On the basis of concrete and validated case studies, they approach hand function and gestures from different perspectives – not only neurological and medical, but also philosophical, evolutionary and anthropological. By highlighting the overlaps between different areas of research, the book seeks to foster better communication between researchers, and ultimately a better understanding of hand function and its recovery. It offers essential information and inspirations for students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, epistemology, bioengineering, neuroscience, anthropology and bioethics. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Bertolaso, Marta. \ed.\; Di Stefano, Nicola. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
The Technological Singularity [Electronic resource] : managing the Journey / / ed. Callaghan, Victor. [et al.]. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XII, 261 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color. - ISBN 9783662540336 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Artificial intelligence. Neurosciences. Computers and civilization. Philosophy of Technology. Artificial Intelligence. Neurosciences. Computers and Society. Анотація: This volume contains a selection of authoritative essays exploring the central questions raised by the conjectured technological singularity. In informed yet jargon-free contributions written by active research scientists, philosophers and sociologists, it goes beyond philosophical discussion to provide a detailed account of the risks that the singularity poses to human society and, perhaps most usefully, the possible actions that society and technologists can take to manage the journey to any singularity in a way that ensures a positive rather than a negative impact on society. The discussions provide perspectives that cover technological, political and business issues. The aim is to bring clarity and rigor to the debate in a way that will inform and stimulate both experts and interested general readers. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Callaghan, Victor. \ed.\; Miller, James. \ed.\; Yampolskiy, Roman. \ed.\; Armstrong, Stuart. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Malapi-Nelson, Alcibiades. The Nature of the Machine and the Collapse of Cybernetics [Electronic resource] : a Transhumanist Lesson for Emerging Technologies / / Alcibiades. Malapi-Nelson ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - VII, 299 p. 3 illus. - ISBN 9783319545172 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Technology in literature. Technology. Philosophy of Technology. Literature and Technology/Media. Popular Science in Technology. Анотація: This book is a philosophical exploration of the theoretical causes behind the collapse of classical cybernetics. Alcibiades Malapi-Nelson advances the idea that the cybernetic understanding of the nature of a machine entails ontological and epistemological consequences that create both material and theoretical conundrums. He proposes that, given our current state of materials, research, and practices, there might be a way for cybernetics to flourish. The book starts with a historical treatment of cybernetics, and proceeds with a philosophical explanation of its collapse—emphasizing the work of Turing, Ashby and von Neumann—and connects it with the emerging technologies carrying its signature. The transhumanist metaphysics of both cybernetics and NBIC is then unveiled. Finally, avenues of research that may allow these technologies to circumvent the cybernetic fate are indicated. It is advanced that emerging technologies ultimately entail an affirmation of humanity. . Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Malapi-Nelson, Alcibiades. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Philosophy and Computing [Electronic resource] : essays in Epistemology, Philosophy of Mind, Logic, and Ethics / / ed. Powers, Thomas M. - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - VI, 242 p. 4 illus. - ISBN 9783319610436 Зміст: Рубрики: Philosophy. Computers and civilization. Big data. Engineering ethics. Artificial intelligence. Philosophy of Technology. Computers and Society. Big Data/Analytics. Engineering Ethics. Artificial Intelligence. Анотація: This book features papers from CEPE-IACAP 2015, a joint international conference focused on the philosophy of computing. Inside, readers will discover essays that explore current issues in epistemology, philosophy of mind, logic, and philosophy of science from the lens of computation. Coverage also examines applied issues related to ethical, social, and political interest. The contributors first explore how computation has changed philosophical inquiry. Computers are now capable of joining humans in exploring foundational issues. Thus, we can ponder machine-generated explanation, thought, agency, and other quite fascinating concepts. The papers are also concerned with normative aspects of the computer and information technology revolution. They examine technology-specific analyses of key challenges, from Big Data to autonomous robots to expert systems for infrastructure control and financial services. The virtue of a collection that ranges over philosophical questions, such as this one does, lies in the prospects for a more integrated understanding of issues. These are early days in the partnership between philosophy and information technology. Philosophers and researchers are still sorting out many foundational issues. They will need to deploy all of the tools of philosophy to establish this foundation. This volume admirably showcases those tools in the hands of some excellent scholars. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Powers, Thomas M. \ed.\ Вільних прим. немає |
Schalow, Frank. Toward a Phenomenology of Addiction: Embodiment, Technology, Transcendence [Electronic resource] / Frank. Schalow ; . - 1st ed. 2017. - [S. l. : s. n.]. - XIV, 191 p. - ISBN 9783319669427 Зміст: Рубрики: Hermeneutics. Phenomenology . Philosophy. Hermeneutics. Phenomenology. Philosophy of Technology. Анотація: This book addresses an epidemic that has developed on a global scale, and, which under the heading of “addiction,” presents a new narrative about the travails of the human predicament. The book introduces phenomenological motifs, such as desire, embodiment, and temporality, to uncover the existential roots of addiction, and develops Martin Heidegger’s insights into technology to uncover the challenge of becoming a self within the impulsiveness and depersonalization of our digital age. By charting a new path of philosophical inquiry, the book allows a pervasive, cultural phenomenon, ordinarily reserved to psychology, to speak as a referendum about the danger which technology poses to us on a daily basis. In this regard, addiction ceases to be merely a clinical malady, and instead becomes a “signpost” to exposing a hidden danger posed by the assimilation of our culture within a technological framework. Есть полнотекстовые версии (для доступа требуется авторизация) Дод.точки доступу: Schalow, Frank. \.\ Вільних прим. немає |