Man In The Age Of Technology
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Man In The Age Of Technology
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Author : Arnold Gehlen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Man In The Age Of Technology written by Arnold Gehlen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
Technology Industry And Man
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Author : Charles Rumford Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Technology Industry And Man written by Charles Rumford Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with categories.
Man In The Age Of Technology
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Author : Arnold Gehlen
language : en
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1980
Man In The Age Of Technology written by Arnold Gehlen and has been published by New York : Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Social Science categories.
In The Shadow Of Progress
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Author : Eric Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Encounter Books
Release Date : 2008-07-15
In The Shadow Of Progress written by Eric Cohen and has been published by Encounter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-15 with Science categories.
We live in an age of unprecedented human mastery -- over birth and death, body and mind, nature and human nature. In every realm of life, science and technology have brought remarkable advances and improvements: we are healthier, wealthier, and more comfortable than ever before. But our gratitude for the benefits of progress increasingly mixes with concern about the meaning and consequences of our newfound powers. If we can dream about a new age of genetic medicine, we can also shudder at a new age of weapons of mass destruction. As we welcome longer lives, we wonder if we will still value human life as we should. In the Shadow of Progress: Being Human in the Age of Technology is a deep and lively reflection on the moral challenges of the technological age. Eric Cohen, a leading voice in America's bioethics debates, offers a tour of the complex dilemmas at the intersection of science and morality, moving seamlessly from contemporary subjects like stem cells and evolution to classic texts like the Hebrew Bible and Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis." Why are the wealthiest people in human history the least likely to want children? What kind of civilization will we become if we seek cures for the sick by destroying human embryos? What is lost when we relieve human sadness by altering the chemical balance of the brain, or enhance human performance by altering the biological workings of the body? In this age of scientific wonders, have we forgotten what sets human beings apart from everything else in the natural world? Can the fruits of modern science ever satisfy our deepest longings -- for love, for virtue, and for transcendence? In the end, Cohen argues, there are no easy answers. Our challenge is to live simultaneously with gratitude and fear, pride and shame, sobriety and hope, in this new age of technology.
The Religion Of Technology
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Author : David F. Noble
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2013-01-23
The Religion Of Technology written by David F. Noble and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-23 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Arguing against the widely held belief that technology and religion are at war with each other, David F. Noble's groundbreaking book reveals the religious roots and spirit of Western technology. It links the technological enthusiasms of the present day with the ancient and enduring Christian expectation of recovering humankind's lost divinity. Covering a period of a thousand years, Noble traces the evolution of the Western idea of technological development from the ninth century, when the useful arts became connected to the concept of redemption, up to the twentieth, when humans began to exercise God-like knowledge and powers. Noble describes how technological advance accelerated at the very point when it was invested with spiritual significance. By examining the imaginings of monks, explorers, magi, scientists, Freemasons, and engineers, this historical account brings to light an other-worldly inspiration behind the apparently worldly endeavors by which we habitually define Western civilization. Thus we see that Isaac Newton devoted his lifetime to the interpretation of prophecy. Joseph Priestley was the discoverer of oxygen and a founder of Unitarianism. Freemasons were early advocates of industrialization and the fathers of the engineering profession. Wernher von Braun saw spaceflight as a millenarian new beginning for humankind. The narrative moves into our own time through the technological enterprises of the last half of the twentieth century: nuclear weapons, manned space exploration, Artificial Intelligence, and genetic engineering. Here the book suggests that the convergence of technology and religion has outlived its usefulness, that though it once contributed to human well-being, it has now become a threat to our survival. Viewed at the dawn of the new millennium, the technological means upon which we have come to rely for the preservation and enlargement of our lives betray an increasing impatience with life and a disdainful disregard for mortal needs. David F. Noble thus contends that we must collectively strive to disabuse ourselves of the inherited religion of technology and begin rigorously to re-examine our enchantment with unregulated technological advance.
Ethics In An Age Of Technology
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Author : Ian G. Barbour
language : en
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Ethics In An Age Of Technology written by Ian G. Barbour and has been published by Harper San Francisco this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Appropriate technology.& categories.
"In examining the conflicting ethics and assumptions that lead to divergent views of technology, Barbour analyzes three social values: justice, participatory freedom, and economic development, and defends such environmental principles as resource sustainability, environmental protection, and respect for all forms of life. He presents case studies of agricultural technology, energy policy, and the use of computers." "Looking to the future, he describes the effects of global climate change, genetic engineering, and nuclear war and cautions that we must control our new powers over life and death more effectively. Finally, he concludes by focusing on appropriate technologies, individual life-styles, and sources of change: education, political action, response to crisis, and alternative visions of the good life."--BOOK JACKET.
Turing S Man
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Author : J. David Bolter
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 1984
Turing S Man written by J. David Bolter and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Computers categories.
Discusses the role of technology in Western civilization and examines the impact of the computer on modern culture
Technology Industry And Man
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Author : Charles Rumford Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Technology Industry And Man written by Charles Rumford Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Technology and civilization categories.
Compilation of writings on aspects of technological change - includes articles on historical aspects, relevant aspects of occupational psychology, scientific management, the influence of mass-production technology on management, automation in factories and office automation, computer-controlled machines, new technologies and collective bargaining, the impact of new technologies on telecommunications, etc. Bibliographys and references.
Man The Maker
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Author : Robert James Forbes
language : en
Publisher: London : Constable
Release Date : 1958
Man The Maker written by Robert James Forbes and has been published by London : Constable this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Engineering categories.
The Technology Of Man
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Author : Carlo M. Cipolla
language : en
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Release Date : 1980
The Technology Of Man written by Carlo M. Cipolla and has been published by Holt McDougal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Technology & Engineering categories.