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Somatophilic Rationality for Reproductive Justice 生殖正义的嗜体理性

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.13801

Rodante van der Waal, Inge van Nistelrooij, Deborah Fox, Elizabeth Newnham

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On Entropy and Responsibility in the Thought of Ivan Illich 伊万-伊里奇思想中的熵与责任

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.14876

Tiago Mesquita Carvalho

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Entropy and Negativity 熵与消极性

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2024-01-09 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.15370

Rasmus Sandnes Haukedal, Nikolaos Mylonas

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Thermodynamics of Life as a Speculative Model for Planetary Technology 生命热力学作为行星技术的推测模型

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2024-01-06 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.16090

Cristian Hernandez-Blick

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Apropos Technophany 关于技术

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2024-01-06 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.18533

Yuk Hui

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Scale(s) of Sexuate Difference 性别差异量表

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2024-01-05 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.13805

Luara Karlson-Carp, Geoffrey Hondroudakis

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On Natural Technicity 关于自然技术性

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2023-11-19 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.16526

Georgios Tsagdis, Donovan Stewart

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Entropy, Said the Devil 熵，魔鬼说

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.14438

Dorion Sagan

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Entropy’s Critical Translations 熵的关键翻译

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.14313

Lilian Kroth

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The Unbecoming of Being 存在的不归属

Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Pub Date : 2023-11-16 DOI: 10.54195/technophany.14045

Drew M. Dalton

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