Our Battle for the Human Spirit : Scientific Knowing, Technical Doing, and Daily Living /

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"Western society has become saturated with scientific and technological modes of thinking that impact our lives and our relationships. Expanding social inequality, the use of social media and the rise of mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression are manifestations of this shift in our civ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vanderburg, Willem H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Technology and civilization.
Science and civilization.
Civilization, Modern.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Civilisation > 21e siecle.
Technologie et civilisation.
Sciences et civilisation.
Civilization, Modern > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The cult of the fact : what discipline-based science will never know
  • The cult of efficiency : what technical means cannot accomplish
  • The cult of growth : the anti-economy
  • The cult of disembodied communal life : the anti-society
  • The cult of disembodied personal life : epidemics of anxiety and depression.

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