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Needful Structures : The Dialectics of Action, Technology, and Society in Sartre's Later Philosophy / Marcel Siegler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Edition panta reiPublisher: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resource (212 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783839462829
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Dialectical Foundations -- 1. From Individual Project to Historical Praxis -- 2. Totalizing Action and Praxis-Process -- 3. Existence and Technology -- II. The Dialectic of Practical Ensembles -- 4. Theory of Practical Ensembles: Structures in Action -- 5. Praxis of Practical Ensembles: Bodies in Motion -- Conclusion -- References
Summary: How do humans, their needs, and technology interact in society? Marcel Siegler explores the dialectical relationship between human needs and desires, the demands and requirements of the built world, and the forms of organization that hold both humans and the built world together. He argues that complex societal constellations emerge from the actions individuals perform with the technological means at hand to satisfy their needs and desires in the short and long run. Based on a novel, complementary reading of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, the study develops a conceptual framework for analyzing the intricate machinations of sociotechnical systems from a perspective on situated human-technology interaction.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Dialectical Foundations -- 1. From Individual Project to Historical Praxis -- 2. Totalizing Action and Praxis-Process -- 3. Existence and Technology -- II. The Dialectic of Practical Ensembles -- 4. Theory of Practical Ensembles: Structures in Action -- 5. Praxis of Practical Ensembles: Bodies in Motion -- Conclusion -- References

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How do humans, their needs, and technology interact in society? Marcel Siegler explores the dialectical relationship between human needs and desires, the demands and requirements of the built world, and the forms of organization that hold both humans and the built world together. He argues that complex societal constellations emerge from the actions individuals perform with the technological means at hand to satisfy their needs and desires in the short and long run. Based on a novel, complementary reading of French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, the study develops a conceptual framework for analyzing the intricate machinations of sociotechnical systems from a perspective on situated human-technology interaction.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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