Powers of the Rational. Science, Technology and the Power of Thought

Janicaud, Dominiguw

ISBN 10: 0253331080 / ISBN 13: 9780253331083

Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1994

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xvi + 287 pp. Studies in Continental Thought. Dust jacket Rubber-stamped on front free endpaper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Powers of the Rational. Science, Technology and the Power of Thought
• Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253331080
• ISBN 13: 9780253331083
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

In this translation of La Puissance du Rationnel (Editions Gallimard, 1985), Janicaud starts with a critical reflection upon the origins of the rational, combining a phenomenology of power with a genealogy of rationality to investigate the role of rationality in linking science and technology to power. His discussion encompasses Heidegger's critique of technology, as well as such thinkers as Weber, Habermas, and Adorno. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About the Author

Dominique Janicaud is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University.