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The present paper is part of a larger work in progress, “The Philosophical Origins of Modern Technology.” Although the economic, scientific, and social origins of technology are commonly discussed at length, the properly philosophical origins are not nearly so well considered.
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Mitcham, C. (1983). The Religious and Political Origins of Modern Technology. In: Durbin, P.T., Rapp, F. (eds) Philosophy and Technology. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7124-0_18
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