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A description of how microelectronics and robotics are tending to increase unemployment, followed by comparisons between the social policies of Western European countries and the United States with regard to this problem. A conclusion points out the need for a social philosophy of technology that acknowledges workers’ rights.
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Byrne, E.F. (1986). Microelectronics and Workers’ Rights. In: Mitcham, C., Huning, A. (eds) Philosophy and Technology II. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 90. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4512-8_14
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