Woodslane | Book - 9781573929837

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ISBN-13: 9781573929837
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: PROMETHEUS
Edited by Eric Katz, Edited by Andrew Light, Edited by William B. Thompson
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Local release date: 01/04/2003
Format: Paperback 550 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Impact of science & technology on society [PDR]

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Author Biography
Google Preview: Do we control technology or does technology control us? Explosive progress in the twentieth century has led to the disquieting perception that technology is not the servant of humanity but its master. "Controlling Technology" brings together readings that focus on the conflicting views concerning the nature of modern technology as it relates to the quality of everyday life and to the larger problems of human survival on this planet. The thesis that technology has indeed become autonomous and independent of human ideals is contrasted with the position that, by its very nature, technology can exist only under human control. This excellent collection of essays will be of great value as a reader for undergraduate courses in science and technology studies, technology and human values, and the social dimensions of technology.; Eric Katz (Newark, NJ) is professor of philosophy and director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the author of Nature as Subject: Human Obligation and Natural Community, among other books. Andrew Light (New York, NY) is assistant professor of Environmental Philosophy and director of the Environmental Conservation Education Program at New York University. He is the editor of Technology and the Good Life? William B. Thompson (Potsdam, NY) is professor emeritus of philosophy at SUNY College at Potsdam.; Google Preview content