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Albert Borgmann (Nov. 23, 1937 – May 7, 2023) was a German-born American philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of technology. Borgmann was born in Freiburg, Germany, and was a professor of philosophy at the University of Montana. In 2013 Borgmann received the Golden Eurydice Award for his contributions to philosophy. [1]
"Technology and Responsibility: Reflections on the New Tasks of Ethics," Social Research 15 (Spring 1973). "Jewish and Christian Elements in Philosophy: their Share in the Emergence of the Modern Mind" "Seventeenth Century and After: The Meaning of the Scientific and Technological Revolution" "Socioeconomic Knowledge and Ignorance of Goals"
Vallor earned her PhD in philosophy from Boston College in 2001. [3] While obtaining her PhD at Boston College, Vallor was a teaching fellow from 1997–1999 in the department of philosophy. She was a lecturer at the University of San Francisco from 2001–2003. Vallor has been a professor in the philosophy department of Santa Clara University ...
AI and the meaning of life: Philosopher Nick Bostrom says technology could bring utopia – after warning Elon Musk about a superintelligent catastrophe Anthony Cuthbertson April 20, 2024 at 3:53 AM
It includes philosophers from other disciplines who are recognised as having made an important contribution to the field, for example those commonly included in reference anthologies. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry is a 1984 book by Albert Borgmann, an American philosopher, specializing in the philosophy of technology. Borgmann was born in Freiburg, Germany , and was a professor of philosophy at the University of Montana .
Don Ihde (January 14, 1934 – January 17, 2024) was an American philosopher of science and technology. [1] In 1979 he wrote what is often identified as the first North American work on philosophy of technology, [2] Technics and Praxis.
The philosophy of technology is a sub-field of philosophy that studies the nature of technology and its social effects. Philosophical discussion of questions relating to technology (or its Greek ancestor techne ) dates back to the very dawn of Western philosophy . [ 1 ]