Humanism and Technology

£89.50

Humanism and Technology

Opportunities and Challenges

Media studies Philosophy Technology: general issues

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Collection: Studies in Humanism and Atheism

Language: English

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Published on: 23rd November 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 633 Kb

ISBN: 9783319317144


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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