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Winner states implicitly that he wishes to add his book to a surprisingly short list of works that can be
characterized as "philosophy of technology" (which includes Marx and Heidegger). His book will deal
primarily with the political and social aspects of this philosophy, pertinent since as he notes the world is
changing because of tech., no longer comprised of national entities--a global economy, etc. In this
context he will also look at language and determine how adequate it is presently for handling the state of
the art high tech world. His ultimate and ever present question being asked throughout his book is,
"How can we limit modern technology to match our best sense of who we are and the kind of world we
would like to build?" (xi), since the "basic task for a philosophy of technology is to examine critically the
nature and significance of artificial aids to human activity" (4). Winner makes a crucial distinction:
"technologies are not merely aids to human......

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