Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science

Hubris and hybrids : a cultural history of technology and science / Mikael Hård and Andrew Jamison.

Human societies have not always taken on new technology in appropriate ways. Innovations are double-edged swords that transform relationships among people, as well as between human societies and the natural world. Only through successful cultural appropriation can we manage to control the hubris tha...

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Main Author: Hård, Mikael
Other Authors: Jamison, Andrew, 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Subjects:
Technology > History.
Science > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Science
Technology
Technik
Kultur
Naturwissenschaften
Teknikhistoria.
Vetenskap > historia.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The roots of technoscience. The scientific reformation in early modern Europe ; The industrial transformation ; The sites of enlightenment and innovation
  • The machine in the mind. Technocrats and their critics ; Eastern minds take on the Western juggernaut ; Artistic appropriations from Morris to The Matrix
  • Machines and knowledge in action. Mobility mania and its material manifestations ; The cultural forms of communication and information ; Public works, public health, and personal hygiene
  • Coping with technoscience. Making technoscience politically accountable ; From appropriate technology to green business ; Conclusions: history as cultural assessment.

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