Critical Theory and the Thought of Andrew Feenberg
This volume explores Andrew Feenberg’s work in critical theory. Feenberg is considered one of the key ‘second generation’ critical theorists, with a keen interest in philosophy of technology. He has made a vital contribution to critical theory in wa
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DARRELL P. ARNOLD and ANDREAS MICHEL
Critical Theory and the Thought of Andrew Feenberg
Darrell P. Arnold · Andreas Michel Editors
Critical Theory and the Thought of Andrew Feenberg
Editors Darrell P. Arnold Biscayne College St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Andreas Michel Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-57896-5 ISBN 978-3-319-57897-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57897-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944096 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design by Samantha Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Darrell P. Arnold and Andreas Michel Part I Reverberations of Marx and Lukács 2
What is the “Philosophy of Praxis”? 17 Steven Vogel
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Philosophy of Praxis or Philosophical Anthropology? Andrew Feenberg and Axel Honneth on Lukács’s Theory of Reification 47 Konstantinos Kavoulakos
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Gegenständlichkeit—From Marx to Lukács and Back Again 71 Christian Lotz
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Feenberg, Rationality and Isolation 91 Clive Lawson
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Part II Between Democracy and a Politics of Resistance 6
Transforming Dystopia with Democracy: The Technical Code and the Critical Theory of Technology 117 Graeme Kirkpatrick
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Andrew Feenberg’s Ecological Modernism 139 Darrell P. Arnold
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Between Instrumentalism and Determinism: Western Marxism and Feenberg’s Critical Theory of Technology 163 Matthew Greaves
Part III From Heidegger Through Postmodernism: The Ongoing Role of the Critical Theory of Technology 9
The Question Concerning a Vital Technology: Heideggerian Influ
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