# Philosophy of Technology Reading List for Victoria ## Reading List 1. Preston, B. (2003). Of marigold beer: A reply to Vermaas and Houkes. *The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 54*(4), 601-612. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/54.4.601 2. Houkes, W., & Vermaas, P. E. (2004). Actions versus functions: A plea for an alternative metaphysics of artifacts. *The Monist, 87*(1), 52-71. https://doi.org/10.5840/monist20048712 3. Parsons, G. (2015). *The philosophy of design*. Polity Press. Chapter 5, "The concept of function" (pp. 85-102). 4. Parsons, G. (2015). *The philosophy of design*. Polity Press. Chapter 6, "Function, form and aesthetics" (pp. 103-128). 5. Parsons, G., & Carlson, A. (2008). *Functional beauty*. Oxford University Press. Chapter 4, "Function and form." https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199205240.003.0004 6. Favara-Kurkowski, M. (2021). In defense of Forsey's aesthetics of design. *Avant, 12*(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.26913/AVANT.2021.01.01 7. Parsons, G. (2015). *The philosophy of design*. Polity Press. Chapter 7, "Ethics" (pp. 129-151). 8. Verbeek, P.-P. (2014). Some misunderstandings about the moral significance of technology. In P. Kroes & P.-P. Verbeek (Eds.), *The moral status of technical artefacts* (pp. 75-88). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7914-3_5 9. Millière, R., & Buckner, C. (2024). A philosophical introduction to language models - Part I: Continuity with classic debates. *CoRR*. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2401.03910 10. Wolfram, S. (2023, February 14). What is ChatGPT doing ... and why does it work? *Stephen Wolfram Writings*. https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/02/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/ 11. Frankish, K. (2024). What are large language models doing? In A. Strasser (Ed.), *Anna's AI anthology: How to live with smart machines?* (pp. 55-78). Xenomoi Verlag. 12. Young, N., & Terrone, E. (2025). Growing the image: Generative AI and the medium of gardening. *The Philosophical Quarterly*. 13. Preston, B. (2013). *A philosophy of material culture: Action, function, and mind*. Routledge. Chapter 5, "Proper function and system function" (pp. 145-168). 14. Preston, B. (2013). *A philosophy of material culture: Action, function, and mind*. Routledge. Chapter 6, "The use and abuse of intention" (pp. 169-192). 15. Kroes, P., & van de Poel, I. (2014). Can technology embody values? In P. Kroes & P.-P. Verbeek (Eds.), *The moral status of technical artefacts* (pp. 103-124). Springer.