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Philosophy of technology as empirical philosophy
comparing technological scales in practice
pp. 292-314
Abstract
Most everyday practices make use of, or try to create, scales to measure or contrast ‘goods’ and ‘bads’. This opens a space for an empirical philosophy. An ethnographic interest in practice can be combined with a philosophical concern with ‘the good’ to explore which ‘good/bad’ scale is being enacted, and how this is being done. (Law and Mol, 2002, p. 85)
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Berg Olsen Jan Kyrre, Selinger Evan, Riis Søren (2009) New waves in philosophy of technology. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 292-314
Full citation:
Bruun Jensen Casper (2009) „Philosophy of technology as empirical philosophy: comparing technological scales in practice“, In: J. K. Berg Olsen, E. Selinger & S. Riis (eds.), New waves in philosophy of technology, Dordrecht, Springer, 292–314.