Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Modern technology is more than a neutral tool: it is the framework of our civilization and shapes our way of life. Social critics claim that we must choose between this way of life and human values. Critical Theory of Technology challenges that pessimistic cliche. This pathbreaking book argues that the roots of the degradation of labor, education, and the environment lie not in technology per se but in the cultural values embodied in its design. Rejecting such popular solutions as economic simplicity or spiritual renewal, Feenberg presents a compelling argument for broader democratic participation in technological choices. This book will be of special interest to scholars and students of philosophy, sociology, contemporary Marxism, and Critical Theory.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. v)
• 1 Introduction: The Parliament of Things (p. 3)
• I Marxism (p. 21)
• 2 Minimalist Marxism (p. 23)
• 3 Contradictions of the Transition (p. 42)
• II Action (p. 63)
• 4 The Bias of Technology (p. 65)
• 5 Postindustrial Discourses (p. 91)
• III Culture (p. 115)
• 6 The Dilemma of Development (p. 117)
• The Promise of Civilizational Change (p. 140)
• IV Conclusion (p. 161)
• 8 The Critical Theory of Technology (p. 163)
• Notes (p. 199)
• Index (p. 225)