Our War on Ourselves: Rethinking Science, Technology, and Economic Growth - Softcover

Vanderburg, Willem H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442612614 ISBN 13: 9781442612617

Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Our approach to knowing and doing is based on delegating physical phenomena to physicists, biological phenomena to biologists, social phenomena to sociologists, economic phenomena to economists, and so on. This approach to knowledge and practice works very well when one category of phenomena dominates (as in mechanical and technical systems), but does not work when many categories of phenomena make significant contributions (as in the biological and cultural spheres). As a result, our civilization succeeds in its scientific and technical endeavours yet fails in dealing with communities and ecosystems.

Following his groundbreaking Labyrinth of Technology and Living in the Labyrinth of Technology, Willem H. Vanderburg's Our War on Ourselves explores the type of war we have unleashed on our lives by emphasizing discipline-based processes. The work also illuminates how we can achieve a more balanced, livable, and sustainable future by combining technical and cultural perspectives in our educational and institutional settings.

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Willem H. Vanderburg has taught preventive engineering, sociology, and environmental studies at the Centre for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1442612614
• ISBN 13: 9781442612617
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande