Between Daily Routine and Violent Protest Interpreting the Technicity of Action

Human action has a technical dimension. This book is a hermeneutic and social theoretical interpretation of how acquired capabilities and the means of action together shape the technicity of action. The enactment of individual, group, and institutional action is examined, drawing on situations rangi...

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Main Author: Wolff, Ernst
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
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Summary:Human action has a technical dimension. This book is a hermeneutic and social theoretical interpretation of how acquired capabilities and the means of action together shape the technicity of action. The enactment of individual, group, and institutional action is examined, drawing on situations ranging from daily routine to the dilemmas of ethics and politics. This study opens a window on the technicity of responsibility and the tools of critique.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (296 p.)
ISBN:9783110725049
9783110724974
9783110725148