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  1. Feb 20, 2009 · It might be claimed that it is up to the philosophy of technology, and not the philosophy of science, to target first of all the impact of technology—and with it science—on society and culture, because science affects society only through being applied as technology.

  2. 6 days ago · For a long time, technology was considered a specialised area of applied science that did not stimulate profound philosophical questions. Simultaneously, philosophers were often left out of discussions shaping important aspects of technological development due to their association with overly theoretical, “ivory tower” perspectives. Despite the evolution of the “philosophy of technology ...

  3. During most of the twentieth century, philosophy of technology has been largely interested in the effects of technology on human society and culture whereas philosophy of science has focused on the content and justification of the ideas of scientists.

    • Maarten Franssen
    • m.p.m.franssen@tudelft.nl
    • 2015
  4. Here the primary developments of recent philosophy of technology are examined with emphasis upon issues which might also be of greater interest to philosophers of science. These include epistemological, but also environmental and cultural issues.

  5. It critically examines the nature of science and technology, their roles in society, and the social, ethical, epistemological, and metaphysical issues they raise. At its core, the philosophy of science seeks to understand how scientific knowledge is acquired, validated, and applied.

  6. This edited volume explores the interplay between philosophies in a wide-ranging analysis of how technological applications in science inform our systems of thought.

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  8. One can think of philosophy of technology as the philosophical examination of technology, in the same way as the philosophy of science is the philosophical examination of science and the philosophy of biology the philosophical study of a particular subdomain of science.

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