Death by technology : the road to Hell is paved with good inventions / John R. Cook.
Death by technology : the road to Hell is paved with good inventions / John R. Cook.
Death by technology : the road to Hell is paved with good inventions / John R. Cook.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2021.
Call Numbers
G 2020/4631
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The deification of technology -- The myth of progress -- Killing all the bees : technology and environment -- The coming cataclysm : a runaway train jumps the tracks -- Unmet promises : life as a beta test -- Unintended consequences : the god of technology is a tricky devil -- Involuntary cyborg : n...
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2021.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
"This book refutes the 21st-century zeitgeist that views advancing technology as an unambiguous social good, and examines the effects of this uncritical acceptance and dependence. It argues that technology has become the new religion for the digital age, and that elevating technology to the status of deity serves as a mechanism to allow for the den...
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Death by technology : the road to Hell is paved with good inventions / John R. Cook.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-262) and index.
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©2021
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G 2020/4631
Record Identifier
74VKaK7El7Wy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaK7El7Wy
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ISBN
1476680302
9781476680309
DDC
303.483
MMS ID
991024362616502626
