Technological Critique Theory

Author: Andrew Feenberg (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Technology Critique Theory is a specialized monograph on technology philosophy by American philosopher Andrew Feenberg, newly revised and published based on his previous "trilogy of technology philosophy." In this work, Feenberg starts from Marx's "design critique" of technology, drawing on the writings and perspectives of thinkers such as Marcuse, Foucault, and Latour. Through a detailed analysis of specific cases of technological design, he elucidates that the development of technology is a stage of social struggle, shaped by both technological and social standards, and can evolve in different directions. Therefore, to truly address the problems arising from technology, it is essential to consider the needs of human comprehensive development and the protection of the natural environment as intrinsic factors, integrating them into the design of technology. This approach can help prevent the negative effects of technology in advance. Feenberg argues that through a technopolitics, an alternative technological system can be created. The publication of this book has sparked widespread attention and discussion both within and outside Western academia.