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Technology and the Future
ISBN: 9780534604264 | 0534604269
Edition: 9thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 8/12/2002
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TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE offers an unsurpassed collection of readings on how technology shapes society while itself being shaped by social trends. It presents a balanced view, including critics of technology as well as technological enthusiasts. By including both philosophical approaches, as well as discussions of such specific technologies as information technology and biotechnology, this text offers a unique and unparalleled overview of technology today.
| Topical Contents | xi | ||||
| About the Editor | xv | ||||
| Preface | xvii | ||||
| Part I Thinking about Technology | 1 | (46) | |||
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| Part II Debating Technology: 1960s Style | 47 | (22) | |||
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| Part III Alternative Perspectives on Technology | 69 | (96) | |||
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| Part IV Dilemmas of New Technology: Vulnerability | 165 | (20) | |||
| 167 | (5) | |||
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| 172 | (13) | |||
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| Part V Dilemmas of New Technology: Bioethics | 185 | (44) | |||
| 187 | (9) | |||
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| 200 | (9) | |||
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| Part VI Dilemmas of New Technology: Computers and Information | 229 | (64) | |||
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| Part VII Debating Technology: 21st Century Style | 293 | (30) | |||
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| 318 | (5) | |||
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| Part VIII Coda | 323 | (2) | |||
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