Being and Value in Technology

Despite numerous publications on the philosophy of technology, little attention has been paid to the relationship between being and value in technology, two aspects which are usually treated separately. This volume addresses this issue by drawing connections between the ontology of technology on the one hand and technology’s ethical and aesthetic significance on the other. The book first considers what technology is and what kind of entities it produces. Then it examines the moral implications of technology. Finally, it explores the connections between technology and the arts.

Contributors: Wybo Houkes, Marco Fasoli, Enrico Terrone, Janna Van Grunsven, Vera Tripodi, Dana S. Belu, Christopher Bartel, Nele Van de Mosselaer, Manuel García-Carpintero.