Technology, Pessimism, and Postmodernism

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Edition: 1994
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 079232630X

Technology, Pessimism, and Postmodernism (Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook)

This is the first systematic examination of the contemporary and prior connections between technological progress and pessimism over the future. Get Technology, Pessimism, and Postmodernism computer books for free.
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 Check Technology, Pessimism, and Postmodernism our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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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 The volume should appeal to specialists in technology studies and the history of ideas but also to general readers concerned with these

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