Critically engages the work of the philosopher Don Ihde.Postphenomenology is the first book devoted exclusively to the interpretation and advancement of prominent phenomenologist Don Ihde's landmark contributions to history, philosophy, sociology, science, sound studies, and technology studies. Ihde has made a direct and lasting impact on the study of technological experience across the disciplines and acquired an international following of diverse scholars along the way, many of whom contribute to Postphenomenology, including Albert Borgmann, who characterizes Ihde as being "among the most interesting and provocative contemporary American philosophers." The contributors situate, assess, and apply Ihde's philosophy with respect to the primary themes that his oeuvre emphasizes. They not only clarify Ihde's work, but also make significant contributions to the philosophy of technology, phenomenology, hermeneutics, and the philosophy of science. A comprehensive response from Ihde concludes the volume.
Evan Selinger is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the coeditor (with Don Ihde) of Chasing Technoscience: Matrix for Materiality.
Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I. Phenomenological Style: Ihde’s Unique Voice 1. Simple Grounds: At Home in Experience Vivian Sobchack 2. From Phenomenology to Pragmatism: Using Technology as an Instrument Carl Mitcham Part II. Listening to Ihde: Phenomenology and Sound 3. The Primacy of Listening: Toward a Metaphysics of Communicative Interaction Lenore Langsdorf 4. Voices in the Electronic Music Synthesizer: An essay in Honor of Don Ihde Trevor Pinch 5. Visualizing the Musical Object Judy Lochhead Part III. Normative Commitments: Ihde at the Crossroads of Ethics and Politics 6. Normative Phenomenology: Reflections on Ihde's Significant NudgingEvan Selinger 7. Ihde and Technological Ethics Paul B. Thompson 8. The Morality of Things: A Postphenomenological Inquiry Peter-Paul Verbeek Part IV. Heidegger and Ihde 9. Ihde’s Albatross: Sticking to a "Phenomenology" of Technoscientific ExperienceRobert C. Scharff 10. Technology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Richard A. Cohen 11. Breakdown Peter Galison Part V. Perceiving Bodies 12. Crittercam: Compounding Eyes in NatureCultures Donna J. Haraway 13. Active and Passive Bodies: Don Ihde’s Phenomenology of the Body Andrew Feenberg 14. Body and Machines Donn Welton 15. Ontology Engines Andrew Pickering Part VI. Reframing Science 16. From Workbench to Cyberstage Robert P. Crease 17. Technological Mediation and Embodied Health-Care Practices Finn Olesen 18. Mediating Between Science and Technology Albert Borgmann 19. Toward a Practice-Oriented Methodology and Philosophy of Technoscience Hans Lenk Part VII. Ihdeology 20. Forty Years in the Wilderness Don Ihde Select Bibliography List of Contributors Index