ISBN:
9780776607160
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 electronic text (233 p.))
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digital file
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Also available in print version
Series Statement:
Philosophica
Parallel Title:
Print version Technology and the Changing Face of Humanity
DDC:
303.48/3
Keywords:
Technology Social aspects
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Technology Moral and ethical aspects
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Electronic books
Abstract:
A philosophical examination of technology's influence. It explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, it also examines the type and degree of our society's technological dependence
Abstract:
A philosophical examination of technology's influence. It explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, it also examines the type and degree of our society's technological dependence
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter I: Technology and the Body: A New or an Old Anthropology?; Chapitre II: Foucault, la technologie et l'homme; Chapter III: The Changing Faces of War and Humanity; Chapter IV: Natural Disasters and Human Responsibilities; Chapter V: Intellectual Property, the IT Industry, and Market Freedoms in the Global Arena; Chapter VI: Moral Mediators in a Technological World; Chapitre VII: L'historicité de la technologie comme historicité eschatologique
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter VIII: Persona Gratia: Integral Personalism, Democracy, and Maritain's Subjugation of Technique in EducationChapter IX: Technology and the Remaking of Human Existence; Chapter X: Technology, Religion, and Human Destiny; Chapter XI: Philosophy of Gene-Being: A Prolegomenon; List of Contributors; Index
Note:
Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library publishers collection
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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Also available in print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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