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This chapter introduces the main theme of the book, as well as a brief summary of each subsequent chapter.

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Hongladarom, S. (2016). Introduction. In: The Online Self. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39075-8_1

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