Invasive Technification

Technology has extended its reach to the human<br/>body not just in a literal sense through implants transplants and<br/>technological substitutes for biological organs but in a more figurative sense<br/>too. Technological infrastructure and the institutions of a technified society today<br/>determine what perception is how we communicate and what forms of human<br/>relationship with the natural world are possible. A fundamental new conception<br/>of technology is urgently needed. Technology can no longer be seen as a means<br/>for efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather it must be seen as a <i>total structure</i> which makes new forms of<br/>human action and human relationship possible while limiting the possibilities<br/>of others.<br/> In <i>Invasive<br/>Technification</i> acclaimed German philosopher Gernot Böhme offers a reading<br/>of technology that explores the many dimensions in which technology presents<br/>challenges for modern human beings. It is a book about the preservation of<br/>humanity and humane values under the demanding conditions of a technically<br/>advanced civilisation and makes a major contribution to the contemporary<br/>philosophy of technology.