Crouching Predictions, Hidden Hopes
Futures for Philosophy of Technology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12954183 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Mitcham (0000-0003-4199-5940, Colorado School of Mines, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | NanoEthics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1871-4757 • E-ISSN: 1871-4765 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11569-025-00474-z |
| OpenAlex | W4412820536 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The article presents an historico-philosophical narrative of developments in the philosophy of technology across four generations: (1) the late 1800s work of such figures as Ernst Kapp and Karl Marx, (2) the mid-20th century analysis of technology as a challenge to the lifeworld by such thinkers as José Ortega y Gasset, Martin Heidegger, and Jacques Ellul, (3) a pragmatist, empirical turn by late twentieth century US American and Dutch philosophers, (4) a current movement toward globalization. An elaboration on the third generation calls attention to work from the United States by Hans Jonas, Don Ihde, Albert Borgmann, Kristin Shrader-Frechette, and Paul Durbin as well as Dutch philosophers such as, among others, Peter Kroes, Anthonie Meijers, Hans Achterhuis, Philip Brey, and Peter-Paul Verbeek. A concluding section projects a future of continuing globalization
Economics · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Financial economics · Futures contract · Metaphysics · Philosophy of biology · Philosophy of mind · Philosophy of science · Philosophy of technology · Engineering · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |