Verbeek, Peter-Paul,  1970- <br/><br/>
What things do :  Philosophical reflections on technology, agency, and design 

 - viii, 249 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
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<br/><br/> Technology and the self --  The thing about technology --  Postphenomenology --  A material hermeneutic --  The acts of artifacts --  Devices and the good life --  Artifacts in design 
<br/><br/> Focuses on how technologies mediate our actions and our world perceptions. Peter-Paul Verbeek examines the philosophy of technology formulated by Jaspers and Heidegger, and extends the work of more recent philosophers of technology. He shows how his "postphenomenological" approach applies to the technological practice of industrial designers 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the Dutch 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0271025395 9780271025391 0271025409 9780271025407  alkaline paper 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004020480 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technology--Philosophy
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T14  / .V48 2005