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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Bas de Boer
Summary: The central issue in postphenomenology is the multistability of technologies, which is influenced by both material design and environmental constraints. James Gibson's affordance theory highlights how stability in technology use arises from the interaction between human beings and the environment. By focusing on the situated nature of affordances, recent approaches augment earlier conceptualizations of technological artifacts' affordance character.
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Ethics
Martin Ritter
Summary: The article discusses the methodological weaknesses and potential possibilities of postphenomenology in exploring the mediating role of technology in human-world relations. The author emphasizes the need for a more phenomenological approach in postphenomenology's study of how technology influences human experience.
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Ethics
Ehsan Arzroomchilar
Summary: This paper discusses the limitations of postphenomenology in understanding the impact of technology and proposes integrating the Social Construction of Technology (SCOT) and Actor-Network Theory (ANT) into postphenomenology. Through case studies, it articulates how these two theories contribute to a systematic investigation of technology.
Editorial Material
History & Philosophy Of Science
Bas de Boer
Summary: This commentary examines Coeckelbergh's critique of postphenomenology, questioning whether it does neglect the social dimension of technology use and if it is always opposed to transcendental philosophy. It also suggests that Coeckelbergh's introduction of Wittgensteinian concepts adds depth to postphenomenology, although his use of the term transcendental appears to mainly serve as a rhetorical strategy for distancing himself from the approach.
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(2022)
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Business
David Weitzner, Yuval Deutsch
Summary: This paper argues that Instrumental Stakeholder Theory has shifted from its original goal of connecting ethics and capitalism due to the dominance of efficiency arguments, and proposes a re-centering of contingency, conversation, and inefficiency in stakeholder theory. Drawing on Richard Rorty's pragmatism, the paper offers an alternative approach to stakeholder theory by emphasizing harm reduction, solidarity, and social mobility as new corporate target functions.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Editorial Material
History & Philosophy Of Science
Kirk M. Besmer
Summary: The paper addresses the postphenomenological concept of multistability and the adequacy of using the language of 'empirical' and 'transcendental' in categorizing exclusionary approaches in philosophy of technology.
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(2022)
Editorial Material
History & Philosophy Of Science
Robert Rosenberger
Summary: The postphenomenological framework, notably championed by Don Ihde, is focused on concrete human-technology relations and avoids essentialist accounts of technology. However, this specialization may limit its ability to provide general assessments of our contemporary technological situation.
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(2022)
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Mariska Thalitha Bosschaert, Vincent Blok
Summary: This article discusses the problem of the empirical turn in philosophy of technology, pointing out the abstract and pessimistic tendencies of previous research in the field and highlighting the importance of empirical study. However, there is still a lack of clear criteria for what constitutes an empirically informed philosophy of technology.
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(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Robert Pinka
Summary: With the increasing integration of artificial intelligence into our daily lives, there is a growing demand for machine ethics. Despite numerous theories on how AI can become ethical, there is still controversy surrounding the development of a truly ethical AI system. By considering the role of imagination in the deliberative process, it may be possible to guide AI towards more ethical behavior.
MINDS AND MACHINES
(2021)
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Education & Educational Research
Nigel Tubbs
Summary: John Dewey believed that philosophy and educational theory were originally identical. Philip Kitcher's book, The Main Enterprise of the World, is welcomed for providing a radical re-education about social justice, advocating wealth redistribution, reduction of privilege, and redefining values in production, distribution, and consumption. This summary will critically evaluate Kitcher's proposed Deweyan Society, his suggestions for classrooms, and the philosophical and educational significance of his pragmatic justifications.
JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Niklas Alexander Doebler, Clemens Bartnik
Summary: Technology plays a significant role in human activities, influencing how people experience the world and perceive possibilities for action in the environment. It can reveal hidden affordances, but also manipulate or conceal action possibilities, with malfunctions or human errors potentially leading to misleading conclusions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2022)
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Engineering, Industrial
K. Klockner, P. Shields, M. Pillay, K. Ames
Summary: This article argues for pragmatism as a teaching philosophy for safety science education, emphasizing the importance of connecting theory with practice to develop students' ability to address practical safety issues.
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History & Philosophy Of Science
Mark Coeckelbergh
Summary: The empirical turn, focusing on artifacts in Ihde's work, has been fruitful but lacking attention to language and social dimension of technology use. This paper critically responds to Ihde and Stiegler, proposing a more holistic approach to postphenomenology that considers the wider social context of artifacts and the relationship between language and technology. The transcendental and language-sensitive approach advocated in the paper has implications for rethinking human position and agency in the Anthropocene, highlighting the role of language as a condition shaping our understanding of this era.
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(2022)
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Adam Matthews
Summary: Digital technologies have the potential to change practices and perceptions in sport, exercise, and health, leading to the need for theoretical frameworks in qualitative research. The perspectives of social constructivism and technological determinism are explored as polar opposites, while postdigital, postphenomenology, and Actor-Network Theory blur boundaries between technology and human agency. These perspectives are applied to health and fitness tracking devices to provide theoretical frameworks for qualitative research in sport, health, and exercise.
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SPORT EXERCISE AND HEALTH
(2021)
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Rehabilitation
Kathrine Rayce, Lotte Huniche, Kristian Kidholm, Jorgen Vestbo, Claus Duedal Pedersen, Lisbeth Rosenbek Minet
Summary: This study characterized telemediated training for COPD patients and found that training at home through telemediation may compromise patient privacy, leading physiotherapists to be more cautious. Therefore, trade-offs need to be considered and continuous adjustments should be made in the practice of telemediated services.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)