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Confronting Technology

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Author : Matthew T. Prior
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2020-03-16

Confronting Technology written by Matthew T. Prior and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-16 with Religion categories.

We are living through a digital revolution which already touches every area of life and will continue to shape the future in as yet unforeseen ways. Digital technologies are an ordinary part of daily life, and yet they also present an unprecedented challenge to Christians to articulate a biblical, theological framework to navigate times of rapid change. The work of the French theologian Jacques Ellul is a theological time-bomb primed for times like these. Accounts of Ellul's career often divide off his sociology and theology, but this book argues that Ellul conceived a single project of bringing technology into confrontation with the Word of God, tackling the phenomenon he named technique, the pursuit of maximal power and efficiency implicit in the technological enterprise, with a profound depth of biblical and ethical insight. Centering himself on the apocalypse or revelation of Jesus Christ in history, Ellul offers a monumental, timely (though far from flawless) contribution to contemporary ethical debates about the uses and abuses of technologies. His work blazes a trail that Christians and all concerned for the future would do well to follow, as we avoid both the naivety of "technological neutrality" and the dread of "technological determinism."

Confronting Technology

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Author : David Skrbina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-31

Confronting Technology written by David Skrbina and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-31 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Selected readings and essays in the philosophy of technology

Confronting Nuclear Addiction

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Author : Frederick R. Strain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

Confronting Nuclear Addiction written by Frederick R. Strain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Arms race categories.

Confronting Climate Change

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Author : Irving M. Mintzer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992-06-11

Confronting Climate Change written by Irving M. Mintzer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-06-11 with Nature categories.

Confronting Climate Change is a guide to the risks, dilemmas, and opportunities of the emerging political era, in which the impacts of a global warming could affect all regional, public and even individual decisions. Written by a renowned group of scientists, political analysts and economists, all with direct experience in climate change related deliberations, Confronting Climate Change is a survey of the best available answers to three vital questions: What do we know so far about the foreseeable dangers of climate change? How reliable is our knowledge? What are the most rewarding ways to respond? The book begins by exploring the key linkages and feedbacks that connect the risks of rapid climate change to other important environmental, economic and political problems of our time. Recognizing persistent uncertainties in the scientific understanding of climate change, the book draws attention to those areas of research which may reveal surprises which could change the sense of political urgency surrounding the climate problem - as did the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. It explores the geological record of climate change over the Earth's history, seeking a better understanding of how the climate has changed rapidly in countries while minimizing the long-term environmental damages which otherwise will result from continuing the current patterns of energy supply and use. The book is written to cross discipline boundaries, so that policy makers, economists, scientists, risk assessors, environmentalists and development advocates may understand each other's concerns. It shows how the international debate on managing the risks of rapid climate change may be re-shaped for the benfit of people in every nation on the planet.

Confronting The Challenges Of Participatory Culture

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Author : Henry Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2009-06-05

Confronting The Challenges Of Participatory Culture written by Henry Jenkins and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-05 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Many teens today who use the Internet are actively involved in participatory cultures—joining online communities (Facebook, message boards, game clans), producing creative work in new forms (digital sampling, modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction), working in teams to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (as in Wikipedia), and shaping the flow of media (as in blogging or podcasting). A growing body of scholarship suggests potential benefits of these activities, including opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, development of skills useful in the modern workplace, and a more empowered conception of citizenship. Some argue that young people pick up these key skills and competencies on their own by interacting with popular culture; but the problems of unequal access, lack of media transparency, and the breakdown of traditional forms of socialization and professional training suggest a role for policy and pedagogical intervention. This report aims to shift the conversation about the "digital divide" from questions about access to technology to questions about access to opportunities for involvement in participatory culture and how to provide all young people with the chance to develop the cultural competencies and social skills needed. Fostering these skills, the authors argue, requires a systemic approach to media education; schools, afterschool programs, and parents all have distinctive roles to play. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning

Heidegger And Poetry In The Digital Age

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Author : Rachel Coventry
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-11-30

Heidegger And Poetry In The Digital Age written by Rachel Coventry and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-30 with Philosophy categories.

In this original study, Rachel Coventry expands Heidegger's philosophy of art to include his ontological account of poetry and technology. Following Heidegger's definition of technology as preventing authentic poetic language, alongside his argument that poetry can successfully confront technology, Coventry considers the possibility of great poetry in the digital age. This approach takes us beyond conventional literary criticism, using different case studies from contemporary poetry including eco-poetry, digital poetry and post-internet poetry. Heidegger and Poetry in the Digital Age asks provocative questions to progress the philosophical study of poetry, tracing new lines of thought in Heidegger studies and critical studies of contemporary poetry. Does the digital thwart the aim of eco-poetry? Do poetic movements that use modern technology provide us with a way to overcome the negative effects of technology? What are the ontological consequences of employing new formats for poetry? This book examines these tensions to provide a phenomenological account of digital poetry that grounds poetic metaphor in Heidegger's metaphysics.

Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Technology And The Mine Problem

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Technology And The Mine Problem written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Mines (Military explosives) categories.

Technology Learning And Innovation

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Author : Linsu Kim
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-07-24

Technology Learning And Innovation written by Linsu Kim and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-07-24 with Business & Economics categories.

In this volume, published in 2000, leading scholars analyze in a series of essays and commentaries how newly industrializing countries (NICs), particularly those in East Asia, have transformed themselves from technologically backward and poor to relatively modern and affluent economies over the past thirty years. The contributors provide interesting theoretical perspectives and offer insights into the process of technological progress at both the macro and micro levels in these countries. The essays review how firms, particularly those in electronics and automobiles, have dynamically accumulated technological capabilities at the micro level, how public policies have shaped the process of technological progress at the national level, and what problems some of these countries face today at both levels. In addition, the volume provides a comparison of East Asian NIC's with their Latin American counterparts. The discussion also offers useful lessons for policies in other developing countries.

Erda

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975

Erda written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with categories.