Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours
Catalog page 534
Prerequisites: restricted to class level standing of sophomore, junior, or senior; or consent of instructor
Description: An introduction to philosophical issues concerning technology. Includes the nature of technology; technical artifacts and design; technological knowledge; techno-science; the development of technology; ethical problems concerning technology; technology and gender; socio- technological systems and technocracy; anti-technology; technology and art; and technology and the environment.