Translators' Preface Preface to the Second Edition Foreword 1 Technology from the philosophical perspective 1.1Philosophical issues in technology 1.2Theory of human reconfiguration of nature 1.3Philosophy of technology and its neighboring disciplines 2 Birth of philosophy of technology 2.1Budding thoughts of philosophy of technology 2.2Modem philosophers' views on technology 2.3Philosophy of technology in the nineteenth century 2.4Modem philosophy of technology 3From undisturbed nature to reconfigured nature 3.1Differentiation of humanity from nature 3.2Human reconfiguration of nature 3.3Characteristics of the reconfigured nature 3.4Significance of the reeorJignred nature 4Technological fields in human reconfiguration of nature 4.1Extraction as the basis of human creation of the reconfigured nature 4.2The leading role of processing in human creation of the reconfigured nature 4.3Control in human creation of the recortfigured nature 4.4Safeguards in the creation of the reconfigured nature 5Technology and its system 5.1The issue of defining technology 5.2Elements of technology 5.3Systemic structure of technology 5.4Comments on high technology 6Process of technological activities 6.1Origin of technology 6.2 The transition from conceptual technology to realistic technology 6.3Technology and production 6.4Technology and engineering 7Characteristics of technological development 7.1Self-augmentation of technology 7.2Compromise and compatibility in technological construction 7.3Gradual progress and leaping progress in technological upgrading 7.4Circular rises and fails of technology in its evolution 8Relationship between technology and science 8.1Differences between technology and science 8.2Intermediate links between science and technology 8.3Interaction between science and technology 8.4Scientific methods and technological methods 9Social role of technology 9.1Comments on technological determinism 9.2Technology and economy 9.3Technology and social life 9.4Technology and politics 9.5Technology and culture 10 Social constraints on technological development 10.1Comments on the theory of social constraints on technology 10.2Role of economy in technology 10.3National intervention in technology 10.4Conceptual culture and technology 10.5Comments on social technology 11Enlightenment of technological criticism 11.1Duality of technology 11.2Social criticism of technology 11.3Ecological criticism of technology 12Technology and human future 12.1New view of development 12.2New view of nature 12.3New view of technology Postscript