Bas de Boer

Gebundenes Buch

How Scientific Instruments Speak

Postphenomenology and Technological Mediations in Neuroscientific Practice

Beschreibung

Science is highly dependent on the technologies needed to observe scientific objects. In How Scientific Instruments Speak, Bas de Boer develops a philosophical account of instruments in scientific practice, focusing on the cognitive neurosciences. He argues for an understanding of scientific instruments as mediating technology.

Autor

Bas works an assistant professor in philosophy of technology at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. His research focuses on how technologies shape our understanding and experience of our selves and the world we live in, with a specific focus on technologies in healthcare. His further research interests are in philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, and (post)phenomenology of technology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 533g
• ISBN-13: 9781793627841
• ISBN-10: 1793627843
• Artikelnr.: 60406972