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UNINA9910462537703321 |
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Autore |
Böhme Gernot |
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Invasive technification [[electronic resource] ] : critical essays in the philosophy of technology / / Gernot Böhme ; translated by Cameron Shingleton |
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London, : Bloomsbury Academic, [2012] |
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1-4411-3402-6 |
1-283-73607-1 |
1-4411-9465-7 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Technology - Philosophy |
Technology - Moral and ethical aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Invasive technification; The philosophy of technology; Chapter 2 Science, technology, civilization; Civilization in the age of technoscience; Knowledge society; Trust in modernity; Free scientific enquiry and its limits; Borderline situations in technological civilization; Chapter 3 Understanding technology: Use and entertainment; Technical gadgetry; Technology in the life of an everyday philologist; Chapter 4 The technification of human relations; Technostructures: Society and nature |
Anthropological change in a technological worldThe technification of perception; Genetics, biotechnology and human self-understanding; Chapter 5 The technification of nature; Artificial nature; Nature in the age of mechanical reproduction; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Critique of Technology; Guided by an interest in rational conditions; Computers in schools: Critical reflections on culture, technology and education; Thinking anti-cyclically; Cultural resources for coping with technology; Conclusion; Appendix; The last man as Übermensch; Notes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5 |
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Technology has extended its reach to the humanbody, not just in a literal sense, through implants, transplants andtechnological substitutes for biological organs, but in a more figurative sensetoo. Technological infrastructure and the institutions of a technified society todaydetermine what perception is, how we communicate and what forms of humanrelationship with the natural world are possible. A fundamental new conceptionof technology is urgently needed. Technology can no longer be seen as a meansfor efficiently attaining pre-established ends. Rather, it must be seen as a total structure whi |
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UNINA9910455935803321 |
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Protecting youth at work [[electronic resource] ] : health, safety, and development of working children and adolescents in the United States / / Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998 |
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1-282-08222-1 |
9786612082221 |
0-309-51759-1 |
0-585-14378-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Child labor - Health aspects - Government policy - United States |
Teenagers - Employment - Health aspects - Government policy - United States |
Industrial hygiene - Government policy - United States |
Industrial safety - Government policy - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Scope and Patterns of Work by Children and Adolescents""; ""3 Health and Safety at Work""; ""4 Work�s Effects on Children and Adolescents""; ""5 Agriculture""; ""6 Laws, Regulations, and Training""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Sources of Information""; ""APPENDIX B Descriptions of Longitudinal Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""Other Reports from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families"" |
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UNINA9910872731303321 |
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2000 IEEE 43rd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems Proceedings |
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[Place of publication not identified], : I E E E, 2000 |
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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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UNINA9910962026503321 |
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Autore |
Nelson Bob <1956-> |
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Titolo |
The management bible / / Bob Nelson, Peter Economy |
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Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2005 |
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9786610252527 |
9781280252525 |
1280252529 |
9780471725602 |
0471725609 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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The art and science of management -- What managers do -- The challenge of change -- Leadership : the people thing -- Hiring and retaining the best people -- Motivating employees -- Coaching & development -- Mentoring employees -- Execution : getting the job done -- Setting goals -- Using delegation to your advantage -- Monitoring employee performance -- Building employee accountability -- Building high-performance teams -- Improving communication -- Working with teams -- Making meetings more effective -- Management challenges -- Discipline and corrective action -- Terminating employees when necessary -- Ethics and office politics. |
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The Management Bible is the most comprehensive book on the topic of management available anywhere. It offers in-depth coverage of the entire range of essential topics for today's managers and supervisors-from beginners to seasoned veterans-and includes practical, effective solutions for the everyday problems every manager faces. In addition, the book also includes proven tips and tactics that help managers grow into more effective, efficient leaders. Authors Bob Nelson and Peter Economy reveal everything you need to know to keep up with today's rapidly changing business environment, inc |
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