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urn:uuid:c48877a0-51d3-4c74-adeb-86c52eb7ba9b 03 15 9781805113829 00 EB E101 10 01 01 Phenomenology and the Philosophy of Technology 1 A01 Bas de Boer Bas de Boer is an Assistant Professor in the philosophy section at the University of Twente. His research focuses on how technologies shape our understanding and experience of ourselves and the world we live in, with a specific focus on technologies in healthcare. His research interests are in philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, and (post) phenomenology of technology. He authored How Scientific Instruments Speak: Postphenomenology and Technological Mediations in Neuroscientific Practice (Lexington Books, 2021). 2 B01 Jochem Zwier Jochem Zwier is a researcher in philosophy of technology and Managing Director of the 4TU Centre for Ethics of Technology at Wageningen University. His work is situated at the intersection of philosophy of technology and environmental thought. His research interests include phenomenology, hermeneutics, and philosophical anthropology. 01 eng 00 304 03 10 PHI018000 23 Philosophy 04 T14 23 Technological artifacts 23 Contemporary life 10 PHI013000 23 Politics and Sociology 10 PHI026000 23 Postphenomenology 10 PHI016000 23 Temporality 23 Philosophy of technology 01 06 03 00 Our contemporary world is undeniably intertwined with technology, influencing every aspect of human life. This edited volume delves into why modern philosophical approaches to technology closely align with phenomenology and explores the implications of this relationship. Over the past two decades, scholars have emphasized users’ lived experiences and their interactions with technological practices, arguing that technologies gain meaning and shape within specific contexts, actively shaping those contexts in return. This book investigates the phenomenological roots of contemporary philosophy of technology, examining how phenomenology informs analyses of temporality, use, cognition, embodiment, and environmentality.Divided into three sections, the volume begins by exploring the role of phenomenological methods in the philosophy of technology, and further investigates the methodological implications of combining phenomenology with other philosophical schools. The second section examines technology as a phenomenon, debating whether it should be analysed as a whole or through individual artifacts. The final section addresses the practical applications of phenomenological insights in design practices and democratic engagement.By offering a systematic exploration of the connection between phenomenology and technology, this volume provides valuable insights for scholars, students, and researchers in related fields, highlighting the continued relevance of phenomenological perspectives in understanding our technologically mediated world. 04 00 About the Contributors Introduction: Articulating the Phenomenological Legacy of the Philosophy of Technology Part I: The Phenomenological Method in the Philosophy of Technology 1. Ecological Hermeneutic Phenomenology: A Method to Explore the Ontic and Ontological Structures of Technologies in the World 2. Towards a Hermeneutic Phenomenology of Technology 3. The Institution of Technology Part II: The Phenomenon of Technology 4. The Activist Potential of Postmodern Phenomenology of Technology 5. Technological Mediation without Empirical Borders 6. Seeing the Phenomenon: The Radical Disembodiment of In Vitro Human Reproduction 7. Artificial Intelligence and the Need to Redefine Human Traits Part III: Phenomenology and Technological Practices 8. Nothing in Practice: Entanglements of Sartre’s Nothingness and Social Media Practice 9. Attending to the Online Other: A Phenomenology of Attention on Social Media Platforms 10. Three Embodied Dimensions of Communication: Phenomenological Lessons for and from the Field of Augmented and Alternative Communication Technology Epilogue List of Figures Index Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers 04 01 20241016 02 WORLD 06 15 9781805113799 06 15 9781805113805 06 15 9781805113812 06 15 9781805113836 06 15 9781805113829 WORLD 09 Open Book Publishers 20 02 5.99 GBP WORLD