
The Ethics of Ordinary Technology
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Combining European humanism, Anglophone pragmatism, and Asian traditions, Michel Puech pleads for an "ethical turn" in the way we understand and address technological issues in modern day society. Puech argues that the question of "power" is what needs to be reconsidered today. In doing so, he provides a three-tier distinction of power: power to modify the outer world (our first-intention method in any case: technology); power over other humans (our enduring obsession: politics and domination); power over oneself (ethics and wisdom).
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'The culture of technology needs moral guidance, the philosophy of technology needs new life. Michel Puech's book gives us both' - Albert Borgmann, University of Montana, USA'The question of how to live a good life-a pressing question for any thoughtful person-has taken on a particular urgency as the pace of technological change increasingly configures the world we wake up to every day. In this bold, lucid work, Michel Puech proposes approaching this question by looking to a realm traditionally neglected by many philosophers as worthy of serious attention: ordinary life itself. Deftly supporting his analysis with his extensive knowledge of diverse philosophical traditions, Puech brings the familiar world of everyday "micro-actions", such as texting, driving, and making coffee, before our eyes in a fresh light, showing how they can promote flourishing without promoting complacency or preventing resistance to technology when appropriate. Written in a spirit of intellectual joy, this is an important volume not only for ethicists and philosophers of technology, but for all with an inquiring mind.' - Diane P. Michelfelder, Macalester College, USA 'The culture of technology needs moral guidance, the philosophy of technology needs new life. Michel Puech's book gives us both.' - Albert Borgmann, University of Montana, USA
'The question of how to live a good life-a pressing question for any thoughtful person-has taken on a particular urgency as the pace of technological change increasingly configures the world we wake up to every day. In this bold, lucid work, Michel Puech proposes approaching this question by looking to a realm traditionally neglected by many philosophers as worthy of serious attention: ordinary life itself. Deftly supporting his analysis with his extensive knowledge of diverse philosophical traditions, Puech brings the familiar world of everyday "micro-actions", such as texting, driving, and making coffee, before our eyes in a fresh light, showing how they can promote flourishing without promoting complacency or preventing resistance to technology when appropriate. Written in a spirit of intellectual joy, this is an important volume not only for ethicists and philosophers of technology, but for all with an inquiring mind.' - Diane P. Michelfelder, Macalester College, USA
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2. Technosapiens: The Coevolution of Nature, Humankind, and Technology
3. Ordinary Technologies and Ethical Significance
4. The Self in the Age of Pervasive Technology
5. Deep Sustainability and Personal Microactions
6. Ordinary Wisdom in the Technosphere
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