| Technology and the Lifeworld: From Garden to Earth Contributor(s): Ihde, Don (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0253205603 ISBN-13: 9780253205605 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1990 Annotation: "A sophisticated celebration of cultural diversity and of its enabling technologies. . . . perhaps the best single volume relating the philosophical tradition to the broad issues raised by contemporary technologies." -Choice |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 601 |
| LCCN: 89045472 |
| Series: Indiana the Philosophy of Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.12" W x 9.26" (0.90 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . Dr. Ihde brings an enlightening and deeply humanistic perspective to major technological developments, both past and present. --Science Books & Films Don Ihde is a pleasure to read. . . . The material is full of nice suggestions and details, empirical materials, fun variations which engage the reader in the work . . . the overall points almost sneak up on you, they are so gently and gradually offered. --John Compton A sophisticated celebration of cultural diversity and of its enabling technologies. . . . perhaps the best single volume relating the philosophical tradition to the broad issues raised by contemporary technologies. --Choice . . . important and challenging . . . --Review of Metaphysics . . . a range of rich historical, cultural, philosophical, and psychological insights, woven together in an intriguing and clear exposition . . . The book is really a pleasure to read, for its style, immense learning and sanity. --Teaching Philosophy The role of tools and instruments in our relation to the earth and the ways in which technologies are culturally embedded provide the foci of this thought-provoking book. |