Unpacking Feenberg

Unpacking Feenberg’s Argument about Technological Determinism BHP 206, Fall 2009 Tim McGee

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Andrew Feenberg ,[object Object],[object Object]

What Is the Philosophy of Technology? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Who Are Some Other Philosophers of Technology? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Chart 1: Varieties of Theory Critical Theory (choice of alternative means-ends systems) Substantivism (means and ends linked in systems) Value-laden (means form a way of life that includes ends) Instrumentalism (liberal faith in progress) Determinism (e.g., traditional Marxism) Neutral (complete separation of means and ends) Humanly Controlled Autonomous Technology Is:

Gas Chamber Victims and Atomic Bomb Damage

Max Weber’s Pessimistic View of Modernity ,[object Object],[object Object]

Contra Weber, Feenberg Argues for “Democratic Rationalization” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Faith in Progress Based on Two Widely Held Deterministic Beliefs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Two Premises of Determinism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Instead of Determinism: Constructivism ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Impact of Constructivism ,[object Object]

Implications of Constructivism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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