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Crouching Predictions, Hidden Hopes: Futures for Philosophy of Technology.

The article presents an historico-philosophical narrative of developments in the philosophy of technology across four generations: (1) the late 1800s work of such figures as Ernst Kapp and Karl Marx, (2) the mid-20th century analysis of technology as a challenge to the lifeworld by such thinkers as...

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Published in:NanoEthics Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 1 - 7
Main Author: Mitcham, Carl
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Aug2025
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