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Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Introducing The Philosophy Of Technology -- Part I Histories Andmethodologies Inthe Philosophy Oftechnology -- 2. What Is Living And What Is Dead In Classic European Philosophy Of Technology? -- 3. The Empirical Turn -- 4. Philosophy Of Technology And The Continental And Analytic Traditions -- 5. Whence And W(h)ither Technology Ethics -- Part Ii Technology Andepistemology -- 6. Styles Of Objectivity In Scientific Instrumentation -- 7. Engineering Knowledge -- 8. The Epistemic Role Of Technical Functions 9. Revisiting Smartness In The Smart City -- Part Iii Technology, Power, And Politics -- 10. Philosophy Of Technology As Politics -- 11. Postcolonialism And Technologies Of Identification -- 12. Rawls, Information Technology, And The Sociotechnical Bases Of Self-respect -- 13. Freedom In An Age Of Algocracy -- 14. (bio)technology, Identity, And The Other -- Part Iv Technology, Metaphysics,and Language -- 15. The Technological Uncanny As A Permanent Dimension Of Selfhood -- 16. Technology And The Ontology Of The Virtual -- 17. Using Philosophy Of Language In Philosophy Of Technology 18. What Is It Like To Be A Bot? -- 19. Technological Multistability And The Trouble With The Things Themselves -- Part V Technology, Aesthetics, Anddesign -- 20. Understanding Engineering Design And Its Social, Political, And Moral Dimensions -- 21. Virtual Reality Media And Aesthetics -- 22. Evaluation, Validation, And Management In Design -- 23. Urban Aesthetics And Technology -- Part Vi Technology, Health Andthe Environment -- 24. Science Fiction Futures And (re)visions Of The Anthropocene -- 25. A Framework For Thawing Value Conflicts In The Gmo Debate 26. The Minded Body In Technology And Disability -- 27. Outer Space As A New Frontier For Technology Ethics -- Part Vii Technology And The Good Life -- 28. Technology, Cognitive Enhancement, And Virtue Ethics -- 29. Toward An Existential And Emancipatory Ethic Of Tech