The Myth of Inevitable Progress

Franco Ferrarotti

ISBN 10: 0313243298 / ISBN 13: 9780313243295

Verlag: Praeger, 1985

The Myth of Inevitable Progress | Franco Ferrarotti | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 1985 | Praeger | EAN 9780313243295 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 110760286

Inhaltsangabe:

Franco Ferrarotti examines the ways in which we have come to cope with the problems unforeseen by the early idealists of the industrial age. Beginning with a detailed critique of the Enlightenment concept of the individual and how it compares to present day values, beliefs, and attitudes, he proceeds to demonstrate how current technology influences the lives of individuals in the work place and in the community at large. The influence of science and industrial progress on our development as human beings is critically analyzed. Finally, Ferrarotti gives some suggestions as to how we may find a way out of the dilemmas facing modern society and speculates on the fates of those societies currently in transition. While many writers have dealt with specific aspects of the modern industrial age, Ferrarotti faces squarely the general problem of the social and political impact of technologically based life.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Franco Ferrarotti is professor of sociology and chariman of the PhD program in social science at the University of Rome, Italy.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Myth of Inevitable Progress
Verlag: Praeger
Erscheinungsdatum: 1985
Einband: Buch
Zustand: Neu