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Everything about Techne
Philosophical term referring to "making" or "doing"
In Ancient Greek philosophy, techne is a philosophical concept that refers to making or doing. Today, while the Ancient Greek definition of techne is similar to the modern definition and use of "practical knowledge", techne can include various fields such as mathematics, geometry, medicine, shoemaking, rhetoric, philosophy, music, and astronomy. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: TechneA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Activating the ‘peerness’ of youth leaders in a community sports programme throughtechneandphronesisInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Audio Production WorktextThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Athena in the World of Techne: The Gender Dimension of Technology, Innovation and EntrepreneurshipCited 75 times
- Go sideways: Aristotelian ethicsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: PhronesisA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted with episteme or knowing
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Athena in the World of Techne: The Gender Dimension of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Techne, Technoscience, and the Circulation of Comestible Commodities: An Introduction
Techne versus Technoscience: Divergent (and Ambiguous) Notions of Food “Quality” in the French Debate over GM Crops
Medicine as Techne ? A Perspective from Antiquity
Beyond the Internet:Mētis,Techne, and the Limitations of Online Artifacts for Islamist Terrorists
The techne of making a ferry: a non-representational approach to passengers’ gathering taskscapes
Techne or Artful Science and the Genre of Case Presentations in Healthcare Settings
Between metis and techne: politics, possibilities and limits of improvisation
🆕 Influential since 2022
Activating the ‘peerness’ of youth leaders in a community sports programme throughtechneandphronesis
From episteme to techne: Crafting responsible innovation in trustworthy autonomous systems research practice
Global PeaceTech: Unlocking the Better Angels of our Techne
Techne and Teleios: A Christian Perspective on the Incarnation and Human Enhancement Technology
There is techne and phronesis in movement: A beautiful combination for health and well-being!
📚 Books worth reading
Audio Production WorktextSamuel J. Sauls, Craig A. Stark · 2013- 📕Techne in Aristotle's EthicsTom Angier · 2010
- 📕Creation and the Function of ArtJason Tuckwell · 2017
- 📕Platone e le tecnicheGiuseppe Cambiano · 1971
- 📕Technè dans les Dialogues de PlatonAnne Balansard · 1997
Of art and wisdomDavid Roochnik · 1996- 📕Die Demiurgen bei Platon und ihre TechnaiKatharina Waack-Erdmann · 2006
The Cycladic spiritColin Renfrew · 1991
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