A Philosophy Of Gun Violence - 9783031110061
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN13:
9783031110061
$128.71
This book uses a philosophy of technology to demonstrate that guns are predisposed for an intentional use, making them inherently non-neutral artifacts. This argument rejects the often-cited value neutral thesis and instrumentalist view that guns dont kill people; people kill people, and instead, explains the lethality of the gun through the lenses of affordance theory, behavioral design, and choice architecture. Ultimately, this book proposes an ethical and value-sensitive model for gun reform, which embodies the perspective of French philosopher Bruno Latour, who said, You are different with a gun in your hand; the gun is different with you holding it.
- | Author: Alan J. Reid
- | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- | Publication Date: Aug 22, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 212 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 3031110064
- | ISBN-13: 9783031110061
- Author:
- Alan J. Reid
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- Aug 22, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 212 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 3031110064
- ISBN-13:
- 9783031110061