Feminist Philosophy And Emerging Technologies

Author : Mary L. Edwards,S. Orestis Palermos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Cyberfeminism
ISBN : 1003275990

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"This volume explores urgent questions surrounding the bidirectional relationship between feminist philosophy and emerging technologies. It underlines the exigency of feminist philosophical reflections on the design, use, and understanding of emerging technologies and at the same time accentuates how emerging technologies can uniquely impact the shape of future feminist critique and intervention. While feminist philosophers have attended to problems posed by a few specific technologies that emerged in the previous century-especially reproductive technologies-broader philosophical questions concerning the challenges various new technologies present to feminism have yet to receive the sustained, critical attention they deserve. Feminist Philosophy and Emerging Technologies responds to this problem. It is divided into two sections. Section 1 provides theoretical considerations about the links between feminist philosophy and philosophy of technology (broadly construed) by developing-against the background of emerging technologies-methodological approaches and guidance for bringing those two fields of philosophical research together. Section 2 is dedicated to analyses of specific emerging technologies and user trends, their relation to extant structures of oppression, and to bringing to the fore various ways in which a feminist philosophy of technology can impact the design of current and future technologies. Feminist Philosophy and Emerging Technologies is an excellent resource for scholars and advanced students working in feminist philosophy, philosophy of technology, ethics, political philosophy, feminist theory, gender and cultural studies, and science and technology studies"--

Author : Janina Loh,Mark Coeckelbergh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783476049674

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Feminist Philosophy of Technology by Janina Loh,Mark Coeckelbergh Pdf

There has been little attention to feminism and gender issues in mainstream philosophy of technology and vice versa. Since the beginning of the so-called »second wave feminism« (in the middle of the 20th century), there has been a growing awareness of the urgency of a critical reflection of technology and science within feminist discourse. But feminist thinkers have not consistently interpreted technology and science as emancipative and liberating for the feminist movement. Because technological development is mostly embedded in social, political, and economic systems that are patriarchally hierarchized, many feminists criticized the structures of dominance, marginalization and oppression inherent in numerous technologies. Therefore, the question of defining and ascribing responsibility in technics and science is essential for this anthology – regarding for instance the technological transformation of labor, the life in the information society, and the relationship between humans and machines.

Author : Mary L. Edwards,S. Orestis Palermos
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000969436

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Feminist Philosophy and Emerging Technologies by Mary L. Edwards,S. Orestis Palermos Pdf

This volume explores urgent questions surrounding the bidirectional relationship between feminist philosophy and emerging technologies. It underlines the exigency of feminist philosophical reflections on the design, use, and understanding of emerging technologies and at the same time accentuates how emerging technologies can uniquely impact the shape of future feminist critique and intervention. While feminist philosophers have attended to problems posed by a few specific technologies that emerged in the previous century—especially reproductive technologies—broader philosophical questions concerning the challenges various new technologies present to feminism have yet to receive the sustained, critical attention they deserve. Feminist Philosophy and Emerging Technologies responds to this problem. It is divided into two sections. Section 1 provides theoretical considerations about the links between feminist philosophy and philosophy of technology (broadly construed) by developing–against the background of emerging technologies–methodological approaches and guidance for bringing those two fields of philosophical research together. Section 2 is dedicated to analyses of specific emerging technologies and user trends, their relation to extant structures of oppression, and to bringing to the fore various ways in which a feminist philosophy of technology can impact the design of current and future technologies. Feminist Philosophy and Emerging Technologies is an excellent resource for scholars and advanced students working in feminist philosophy, philosophy of technology, ethics, political philosophy, feminist theory, gender and cultural studies, and science and technology studies.

Author : Linda L. Layne,Sharra Louise Vostral,Kate Boyer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Feminist theory
ISBN : 9780252077203

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Feminist Technology by Linda L. Layne,Sharra Louise Vostral,Kate Boyer Pdf

Recognizing the different needs & desires of women & acknowledging the multiplicity of feminist approaches, this work offers a debate on existing & emergent technologies that share the goal of improving women's lives.

Author : Joan Rothschild,Frederick Ferré
Publisher : JAI Press(NY)
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1559385669

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Technology and Feminism by Joan Rothschild,Frederick Ferré Pdf

Author : Janine Morgall Traulsen
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781566390910

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Technology Assessment by Janine Morgall Traulsen Pdf

How well does technology assessment (TA) relate to women's lives? If women are underrepresented in the long-term research and development process that leads to scientific advancements, how can TA understand technology aimed at women? It can't, claims the author of Technology Assessment: A Feminist Perspective. A relative new field, TA examines the social aspect of technology and provides information critical to decision making, policy development, safety standards, and avoiding litigation. Until gender analysis is introduced into all assessments of new technologies, Janine Marie Morgall argues, TA can't evaluate technology's impact upon women. Morgall investigates two areas of technology that affect women's lives: productive (clerical work) and reproductive (health care). Case studies of clerical workers and health care recipients illustrate gender-specify effects of technology ranging from word processors to treatments for infertility. These studies convincingly demonstrate that TA encourages innovations without questioning their effects on women. Issues of dominance, control, and conflicting values emerge from Morgall's feminist perspective and support her call for gender analysis of new technologies. In the series Labor and Social Change, edited by Paula Rayman and Carmen Sirianni.

Author : Catherine Villanueva Gardner
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780810870055

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The A to Z of Feminist Philosophy by Catherine Villanueva Gardner Pdf

Having only emerged in the past few decades, Feminist Philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminism_and women more generally_while also reevaluating and reshaping most other fields of philosophy, from ethics to logic and Marxism to environmentalism. It draws not only on feminist philosophers but criticizes, approves, or appropriates the work of the leading philosophers of all times. The introduction to this reference work provides a useful overview of the subject area and the chronology runs the gamut from Ancient Greek philosophers to contemporary feminist ones. The cross-referenced dictionary entries cover both the central figures and ideas from the historical tradition of philosophy, as well as ideas and theories from contemporary feminist philosophy, such as epistemology (the philosophy of science) and topics that have been introduced by the feminist movement itself, like abortion and sexuality. In addition to including entries on Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Kant, Wollstonecraft, Beauvoir, and Daly, relevant aspects of other fields of philosophy, the major concepts, and prevailing interpretations and conjectures are also covered. A comprehensive bibliography allows for further reading.

Author : Rosalind Gill,Keith Grint
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135340698

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The Gender-Technology Relation by Rosalind Gill,Keith Grint Pdf

Provides a review of contemporary theory and empirical research into the relationship between feminism and social constructivism. Through case studies, the book focuses on issues raised by different technologies and on developing theoretical understandings of the gender-technology relation.

Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309165723

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Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering by National Academy of Engineering Pdf

Engineers and ethicists participated in a workshop to discuss the responsible development of new technologies. Presenters examined four areas of engineering-sustainability, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, and energy-in terms of the ethical issues they present to engineers in particular and society as a whole. Approaches to ethical issues include: analyzing the factual, conceptual, application, and moral aspects of an issue; evaluating the risks and responsibilities of a particular course of action; and using theories of ethics or codes of ethics developed by engineering societies as a basis for decision making. Ethics can be built into the education of engineering students and professionals, either as an aspect of courses already being taught or as a component of engineering projects to be examined along with research findings. Engineering practice workshops can also be effective, particularly when they include discussions with experienced engineers. This volume includes papers on all of these topics by experts in many fields. The consensus among workshop participants is that material on ethics should be an ongoing part of engineering education and engineering practice.

Author : Marilyn Pearsall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023054427

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Women and Values by Marilyn Pearsall Pdf

"With twelve new essays, this Third Edition of Marilyn Pearsall's landmark collection continues to offer readers the vanguard thinking of today's outstanding feminist philosophers. The book's thirty-six readings (all by contemporary feminists) reflect their views on such topics as abortion, sexual harassment, religion, aesthetics, motherhood, lesbianism, rights, and caring. For ease of reference, the essays are organized topically into eight chapters: feminist theory and practice, women's nature and values, social philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of law, philosophy of religion, philosophy of art, and feminist ethics. With substantive introductions to each chapter, this provocative collection offers enticing coverage of a full range of feminist issues in a format accessible to readers." --From back cover

Author : Teresa de Lauretis
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1987-11-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780253017925

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Technologies of Gender by Teresa de Lauretis Pdf

"Technologies of Gender builds a bridge between the fashionable orthodoxies of academic theory (Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, et al.) and the frequently-marginalized contributions of feminist theory. . . . In sum, de Lauretis has written a book that should be required reading for every feminist in need of theoretical ammunition—and for every theorist in need of feminist enlightenment." —B. Ruby Rich " . . . sets philosophical ideas humming. . . . she has much to say." —Cineaste "I can think of no other work that pushes the debate on the female subject forward with such passion and intellectual rigor." —SubStance This book addresses the question of gender in poststructuralist theoretical discourse, postmodern fiction, and women's cinema. It examines the construction of gender both as representation and as self-representation in relation to several kinds of texts and argues that feminism is producing a radical rewriting, as well as a rereading, of the dominant forms of Western culture.

Author : Carol A. Stabile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Feminist theory
ISBN : UOM:39076001481048

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Feminism and the Technological Fix by Carol A. Stabile Pdf

The quantum leaps in technology in the twentieth century have provoked a profound shift in the way we think about our bodies. Genetic engineering, reproductive technology, the advent of virtual reality all fundamentally affect basic categories of 'self' and 'gender'. The future can look bright or apocalyptic, depending on where you stand - and, crucially, who is selling that vision to you. Carol A. Stabile argues that the two traditional responses of technophobia or technomania are simply inadequate for the choices facing us today. She charts the development of these two responses across a wide cultural terrain: from ecofeminism's uncritical celebration of women and nature to foetal imaging, struggles over women and the military, and the advent of cyborg politics.

Author : Piercosma Bisconti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781003857099

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Hybrid Societies by Piercosma Bisconti Pdf

This book explores how social robots and synthetic social agents will change our social systems and intersubjective relationships. It is obvious that technology influences societies. But how, and under what conditions do these changes occur? This book provides a theoretical foundation for the social implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. It starts from philosophy of technology, with a focus on social robotics, to systematically explore the concept of socio- technical change. It addresses two main questions: To what extent will social robots modify our social systems? And how will human relationality be affected by human–robot interactions? The book employs resources from continental philosophy, actor–network theory, psychoanalysis, systemic theory, and constructivist cognitive theory to develop a theory of socio-technical change. It also offers a novel perspective on how we should evaluate the effectiveness of social robots, which has significant implications for how social robotics should be researched and designed. Hybrid Societies will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of technology, AI ethics, robot ethics, and continental philosophy.

Author : Susan Dodds,Rachel A. Ankeny
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319322407

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Big Picture Bioethics: Developing Democratic Policy in Contested Domains by Susan Dodds,Rachel A. Ankeny Pdf

This book addresses the problem of how to make democratically-legitimate public policy on issues of contentious bioethical debate. It focuses on ethical contests about research and their legitimate resolution, while addressing questions of political legitimacy. How should states make public policy on issues where there is ethical disagreement, not only about appropriate outcomes, but even what values are at stake? What constitutes justified, democratic policy in such conflicted domains? Case studies from Canada and Australia demonstrate that two countries sharing historical and institutional characteristics can reach different policy responses. This book is of interest to policymakers, bioethicists, and philosophers, and will deepen our understanding of the interactions between large-scale socio-political forces and detailed policy problems in bioethics. asdf

Author : Judy Wajcman
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0271008024

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Feminism Confronts Technology by Judy Wajcman Pdf

In the first major study of its kind, Judy Wajcman challenges the common assumption that technology is gender neutral and analyzes its influence on the lives of women. Does technology liberate women and encourage equality, or are the new technologies reinforcing sexual divisions in society? Does the problem lie in men's monopoly of technology, or is technology itself in some sense inherently patriarchal? To answer these questions, Judy Wajcman explores what the impact of technology is on the lives of women today. Popular stereotypes depict women as technologically incompetent or invisible in technical spheres. Wajcman argues that the identification between men and machines is not immutable but is the result of ideological and cultural processes. She surveys sociological and feminist literature on technology, highlighting the male bias in the way technology is defined as well as developed. Over the last two decades feminists have identified men's monopoly on technology as an important source of their power, women's lack of technological skills as an important element in their dependence on men. During this period, women's efforts to control their fertility have extended from abortion and contraception to mobilizing around the new reproductive technologies. At the same time there has been a proliferation of new technologies in the home and in the workplace. The political struggles emerging around reproductive technology, as well as the technologies affecting domestic work, paid labor, and the built environment, are the focus of this book.