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Humanism and Technology

Opportunities and Challenges

Anthony B Pinn editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:7th Jul '18

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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.

ISBN: 9783319811031

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

239 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016