Overview
- Presents an international and multidisciplinary exploration of humanism and technology
- Offers a compelling and in-depth interrogation of the concept of "progress"
- Explores a wide range of considerations including race, gender, the environment, food, and health
Part of the book series: Studies in Humanism and Atheism (SHA)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Humans Through Technology
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Front Matter
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Humans <Emphasis Type="Italic">Through</Emphasis> Technology
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Humans Using Technology
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Humans <Emphasis Type="Italic">Using</Emphasis> Technology
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book interrogates the ways in which new technological advances impact the thought and practices of humanism. Chapters investigate the social, political, and cultural implications of the creation and use of advanced forms of technology, examining both defining benefits and potential dangers. Contributors also discuss technology’s relationship to and impact on the shifting definitions we hold for humankind.
International and multi-disciplinary in nature and scope, the volume presents an exploration of humanism and technology that is both racially diverse and gender sensitive. With great depth and self-awareness, contributors offer suggestions for how humanists and humanist organizations might think about and relate to technology in a rapidly changing world. More broadly, the book offers a critical humanistic interrogation of the concept of “progress” especially as it relates to technological advancement.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Humanism and Technology
Book Subtitle: Opportunities and Challenges
Editors: Anthony B. Pinn
Series Title: Studies in Humanism and Atheism
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31714-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31713-7Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81103-1Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31714-4Published: 23 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6656
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6664
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 239
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations