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Andrew Feenberg
Researcher at Simon Fraser University
Publications - 147
Citations - 5741
Andrew Feenberg is an academic researcher from Simon Fraser University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Philosophy of technology & Critical theory. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 143 publications receiving 5410 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrew Feenberg include Thompson Rivers University & San Diego State University.
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Critical theory of technology
TL;DR: Feenberg as discussed by the authors discusses the possibility of a radical reform of industrial society and challenges the assumption that modern society, with its emphasis on technological reasoning, has condemned its members to mindless work and subservience to the dictates of management.
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Transforming Technology: A Critical Theory Revisited
TL;DR: The Critical Theory of Technology as mentioned in this paper rethinks the relationship between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor, educational, and political systems is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development.
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Alternative Modernity: The Technical Turn in Philosophy and Social Theory
TL;DR: Andrew Feenberg as mentioned in this paper argues that conflicts over the design and organization of the technical systems that structure our society shape deep choices for the future and argues that technology contains potentialities that could be developed as the basis for an alternative form of modern society.
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Marcuse or Habermas: Two critiques of technology 1
TL;DR: The authors argued that the debate between Marcuse and Habermas over technology marked a significant turning point in the history of the Frankfurt School and argued that technology is socially determined even if he was unable to develop his insight fruitfully.
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Subversive rationalization: technology, power and democracy 1
TL;DR: The authors argued that the dominant model of industrial society is politically contingent and argued that those who today are subordinated to technology's rhythms and demands will be able to control it and to determine its evolution.