IHCS Philosophy of Science 2383-0722 9 18 2020 01 21 Borgmann's Philosophy of Technology: A Critical Review Borgmann's Philosophy of Technology: A Critical Review 1 23 4549 10.30465/ps.2020.4549 FA Saeedeh Babaii PhD student in Humanities and Cultural Studies Institute, Tehran, Iran 0000-0001-6132-6132 Journal Article 2020 02 09 Mankind has turned to technology to solve many of its problems. Although technology has been effective in solving many of these problems, it has also caused some crises. Hence, some philosophers have been reflecting on technology and have examined the cause of technology crises and the ways out of these crises. One of these philosophers is the American philosopher, Albert Borgmann. Borgmann proposes his idea of focal things and practices to solve technological crises. This paper examines this idea and its criticisms. Then, we evaluate Borgmann's responses to these criticisms, and finally, by categorizing these criticisms and responses, we identify the gaps in Borgmann's theory Mankind has turned to technology to solve many of its problems. Although technology has been effective in solving many of these problems, it has also caused some crises. Hence, some philosophers have been reflecting on technology and have examined the cause of technology crises and the ways out of these crises. One of these philosophers is the American philosopher, Albert Borgmann. Borgmann proposes his idea of focal things and practices to solve technological crises. This paper examines this idea and its criticisms. Then, we evaluate Borgmann's responses to these criticisms, and finally, by categorizing these criticisms and responses, we identify the gaps in Borgmann's theory http://philosophy.ihcs.ac.ir/article_4549_bca2939a415b74ec5a83e8e1984630db.pdf