Technology as Object of Social Enquiry

Abstract

From the range of loosely connected ideas we pursue in our intellectual life, occasionally some may converge into a common cause. Suddenly or progressively, works that appeared unconnected disclose an underlying pattern. Such is this volume, made up of a few previously published pieces that span a range of topics. The affinities these writings share were suggested to me along the way. Each project we carry out often shows old ones in a new light. As part of this volume, the original publications have been revised, some less, others more substantially. In revising them, I have sought to make their affinities clearer and to demonstrate the links connecting the ideas I pursue.