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UNINA9910824865103321 |
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Autore |
Lukasiewicz Julius |
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Titolo |
The ignorance explosion : understanding industrial civilization / / Julius Lukasiewicz |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Ottawa, : Carleton University Press, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86414-9 |
9786612864148 |
0-7735-7390-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxviii, 272 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Technology - Social aspects |
Civilization, Modern - 20th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- List of “Boxes” -- Designation of References -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Paradox of Human Progress -- Humanities, Social and Physical Sciences: The Two Cultures -- Technology: The Land of Many Faces -- The Ignorance Explosion -- The Brave New World of Globalization -- Language in the Service of Identity—or Communication? -- Technology and War -- Jettisoning the Harness of Biology -- Has Vision Been Lost? -- Indexes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author reveals the darker side of Western society's adoption of, and adaptation to, modern technology. Despite his portrayal of an increasingly complex, artificial and dehumanized technological environment, Lukasiewicz writes with humour and humanism and makes an enlightening contribution to the habitually grim literature on this subject. |
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