Technology, Pessimism, and Postmodernism - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0870239775 ISBN 13 : 9780870239779

Editeur : University of Massachusetts Press, 2012

Synopsis

This collection of essays from international scholars from various disciplines addresses the theme of technological pessimism; the conviction that technology has given us the means not only to achieve unlimited progress, but to destroy ourselves and our most cherished values.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the first systematic examination of the contemporary and prior connections between technological progress and pessimism over the future. If the hallmark of the Enlightenment was a firm belief in technology as a principal instrument of universal progress, the hallmark of postmodernism may well be skepticism, even despair, over technology's role in shaping our world. This book incorporates the perspectives of historians, political scientists, philosophers, and literary scholars to illuminate the origins, evolution, and influence of technological pessimism and to evaluate its long-term prospects. The volume should appeal to specialists in technology studies and the history of ideas but also to general readers concerned with these dilemmas of technological progress.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Massachusetts Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0870239775
• ISBN 13: 9780870239779
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: Ezrahi Yaron, Etc.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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