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God and the Chip : Religion and the Culture of Technology /
Our ancestors saw the material world as alive, and they often personified nature. Today we claim to be realists. But in reality we are not paying attention to the symbols and myths hidden in technology. Beneath much of our talk about computers and the Internet, claims William A. Stahl, is an unackno...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Waterloo, Ont. :
Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion = Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
1999
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| Series: | Editions SR ;
v. 24. Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Our ancestors saw the material world as alive, and they often personified nature. Today we claim to be realists. But in reality we are not paying attention to the symbols and myths hidden in technology. Beneath much of our talk about computers and the Internet, claims William A. Stahl, is an unacknowledged mysticism, an implicit religion. By not acknowledging this mysticism, we have become critically short of ethical and intellectual resources with which to understand and confront changes brought on by technology. |
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| Item Description: | Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 pages): ill., digital file. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780889205994 |
| Access: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |