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Borgmann, Albert

 
9780226066295: Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry
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ISBN 10: 0226066290 ISBN 13: 9780226066295
Editorial: University of Chicago Press, 1987

Sinopsis

Blending social analysis and philosophy, Albert Borgmann maintains that technology creates a controlling pattern in our lives. This pattern, discernible even in such an inconspicuous action as switching on a stereo, has global effects: it sharply divides life into labor and leisure, it sustains the industrial democracies, and it fosters the view that the earth itself is a technological device. He argues that technology has served us as well in conquering hunger and disease, but that when we turn to it for richer experiences, it leads instead to a life dominated by effortless and thoughtless consumption. Borgmann does not reject technology but calls for public conversation about the nature of the good life. He counsels us to make room in a technological age for matters of ultimate concern—things and practices that engage us in their own right.

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Albert Borgmann is Regents Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montana. He is the author of Crossing the Postmodern Divide, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Editorial
University of Chicago Press
Año de publicación
1987
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0226066290
ISBN 13 
9780226066295
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Número de páginas
310
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