The ignorance explosion : understanding industrial civilization / Julius Lukasiewicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lukasiewicz, Julius.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology.

Civilization, Modern--20th century.

Civilization, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 272 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : Carleton University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-86414-9

9786612864148

0-7735-7390-9

OCLC:

929121736