Technology and isolation Clive Lawson, University of Cambridge.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-225) and index.

Technology questions -- From obscurity to keyword : the emergence of 'technology' -- Ontology and isolation -- Science and technology -- The sociality of artefacts -- Technology and the extension of human capabilities -- Technology and instrumentalisation -- Technology and autism -- Technology, recombination and speed -- Marx, Heidegger and technological neutrality.

"By reconsidering the theme of isolation in the philosophy of technology, and by drawing upon recent developments in social ontology, Lawson provides an account of technology that will be of interest and value to those working in a variety of different fields. Technology and Isolation includes chapters on the philosophy, history, sociology and economics of technology and contributes to such diverse topics as the historical emergence of the term 'technology', the sociality of technology, the role of technology in social acceleration, the relationship between Marx and Heidegger, and the relationship between technology and those with autism. The central contribution of the book is to provide a new ontology of technology. In so doing, Lawson argues that much of the distinct character of technology can be explained or understood in terms of the dynamic that emerges from technology's peculiar constitutional mix of isolatable and non-isolatable components."--Publisher's description.

Winner, Choice outstanding academic title, 2017.