Replies: On democratic interventions. (February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Feenberg, Andrew
• Is Part Of: Thesis eleven. Volume 138:Number 1(2017:Feb.)
• Page Start: 99
• Page End: 108
• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Subjects: aesthetics -- critical theory -- democracy -- rationality -- technology; Social sciences -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; 301
• DOI: 10.1177/0725513616689389
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0725-5136

Abstract

In these replies I address criticism of my work on the grounds that I adopt a 'humanist' approach, underestimate the aesthetic potential of contemporary video games, overlook the role of the nation-state in resisting technological imperialism, fail to appreciate the risks of reactionary appropriations of technology, and introduce an extrinsic and dubious aesthetic value into the philosophy of technology. In the course of responding to these criticisms, I reiterate several of the basic claims of critical theory of technology.