A Contextualising, Socio-technical Definition of Technology: Learning from Ancient Greece and Foucault
The task of defining technology has had an unhappy history. It seems that agreement about what technology is—and even if a definition should be sought at all—has not been reached. This article argues that a definition is possible and should be sought. The etymology of the word technology suggests th...
Main Author: | DAVID ROONEY |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
1997-11-01
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Series: | Prometheus |
Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.1080/08109029708632084 |
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