Technology and the Lifeworld: From Garden to Earth (Philosophy of Technology) - Softcover

Ihde, Don

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253205603 ISBN 13: 9780253205605

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1990

Synopsis

... 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0253205603
• ISBN 13: 9780253205605
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 244