Humanist and Nonhumanist Aspects of Technologies as Problem Solving Physical Instruments

Philosophy and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 139-156

  Soltanzadeh, Sadjad ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extended mind thesis; Humanism; Metaphysics of technology; Nonhumanism; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924407977     PISSN: 22105433     EISSN: 22105441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13347-013-0145-4     Document Type: Article

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