Technology in the Western Political Tradition

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This well-integrated group of thirteen papers addresses the intriguing and perplexing issue of whether modern government can handle the problem of technology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weinberger, Jerry
Otros Autores: Melzer, Arthur M., Zinman, Richard, Staff, Michigan State University
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Temas:
Democracy > Congresses.
Technology & Engineering > Social Aspects.
Democracy
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Technology in the Western Political Tradition; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Problem of Technology; PART I The Emergence of Modern Technology; 1 Technology in Classical Thought; 2 Medieval Christianity: Its Inventiveness in Technology and Science; 3 Technē and the Origins of Modernity; 4 Science and Freedom: America as the Technological Republic; 5 Romanticism and Technology: Satanic Verses and Satanic Mills; PART II The Destiny of Modern Technology; 6 Self-Ownership, Communism, and Equality: Against the Marxist Technological Fix
  • 7 Reason in Exile: Critical Theory and Technological Society8 Technicity, Topology, Tragedy: Heidegger on "That Which Saves" in the Global Reach; 9 Postmodernity, Technology, Ontology; 10 Liberal Democracy and the Problem of Technology; 11 Technology and the Problem of Liberal Democracy; 12 The Problem with the "Problem of Technology"; Notes on Contributors; Index

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