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  • The Whale and the Reactor

    A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology

    par Langdon Winner ...
    The author of Autonomous Technology explores the political, social, and philosophical implications of technology in our modern lives."In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific technology makes all things possible, it remains to be seen where we will draw the line, where we will be able to say, here are possibilities that wisdom suggest we avoid."First published to great acclaim in ... En savoir plus

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  • Technology and Values

    par Danny M. Cohen, Richard DeGeorge, Hubert Dreyfus, Stacey Edgar, Rachelle Hollander, Deborah Mayo, John D. McDermott, Robert McGinn, Emmanuel Mesthene, Carl Mitcham, Thomas Murray, David Parnas, David Pimentel, Louis Pojman, Jesse Tatum, Langdon Winner ...
    Technology and Values provides a highly useful collection of essays organized around issues related to science, technology, public health, economics, the environment, and ethical theory. The editors present effective introductions that provide background information as well as philosophical tools and case studies to facilitate understanding of the variety of issues emanating from the most ... En savoir plus

    $78.99 CAD

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    par Andrew J. Hoffman ...
    Though the scientific community largely agrees that climate change is underway, debates about this issue remain fiercely polarized. These conversations have become a rhetorical contest, one where opposing sides try to achieve victory through playing on fear, distrust, and intolerance. At its heart, this split no longer concerns carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, or climate modeling; rather, it is ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Tools for Conviviality

    par Ivan Illich ...
    A work of seminal importance, this book presents Ivan Illich's penetrating analysis of the industrial mode of production which characterises our contemporary world. The conviviality for which noted social philosopher Ivan Illich is arguing is one in which the individual's personal energies are under direct personal control and in which the use of tools is responsibly limited. This book claims out ... En savoir plus

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  • Ethics and Science

    An Introduction

    par Adam Briggle, Carl Mitcham ...
    Collections series Cambridge Applied Ethics
    Who owns your genes? What does climate science imply for policy? Do corporations conduct honest research? Should we teach intelligent design? Humans are creating a new world through science. The kind of world we are creating will not simply be decided by expanding scientific knowledge, but will depend on views about good and bad, right and wrong. These visions, in turn, depend on critical thinking ... En savoir plus

    $36.99 CAD

  • In Defense of a Liberal Education

    par Fareed Zakaria ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world’s most valuable educational tradition.**The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While ... En savoir plus

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  • The Ethics of Invention

    Technology and the Human Future

    par Sheila Jasanoff ...
    We live in a world increasingly governed by technology—but to what end?Technology rules us as much as laws do. It shapes the legal, social, and ethical environments in which we act. Every time we cross a street, drive a car, or go to the doctor, we submit to the silent power of technology. Yet, much of the time, the influence of technology on our lives goes unchallenged by citizens and our elected ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

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  • The Gardens of Democracy

    A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government

    par Eric Liu, Nick Hanauer ...
    American democracy is informed by the 18th century’s most cutting edge thinking on society, economics, and government. We’ve learned some things in the intervening 230 years about self interest, social behaviors, and how the world works. Now, authors Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer argue that some fundamental assumptions about citizenship, society, economics, and government need updating. For many years ... En savoir plus

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  • How Good People Make Tough Choices Rev Ed

    Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living

    par Rushworth M. Kidder ...
    This insightful and brilliant analysis of ethics teaches readers valuable skills in evaluating tough choices and arriving at sound conclusions.“A thought-provoking guide to enlightened and progressive personal behavior.”—Jimmy CarterAn essential guide to ethical action updated for our challenging times, How Good People Make Tough Choices by Rushworth M. Kidder offers practical tools for ethical ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Age of Sustainability

    Just Transitions in a Complex World

    par Mark Swilling ...
    Collections series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
    With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without this understanding, we enter the future in a state of informed bewilderment.Every day we are bombarded by reports about ecosystem breakdown, social conflict, economic stagnation and a crisis of identity. There is mounting ... En savoir plus

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  • The Real World of Technology

    par Ursula Franklin ...
    Collections series The CBC Massey Lectures
    In this expanded edition of her bestselling 1989 CBC Massey Lectures, renowned scientist and humanitarian Ursula M. Franklin examines the impact of technology upon our lives and addresses the extraordinary changes since The Real World of Technology was first published. In four new chapters, Franklin tackles contentious issues, such as the dilution of privacy and intellectual property rights, the ... En savoir plus

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  • Designs on Nature

    Science and Democracy in Europe and the United States

    par Sheila Jasanoff ...
    Biology and politics have converged today across much of the industrialized world. Debates about genetically modified organisms, cloning, stem cells, animal patenting, and new reproductive technologies crowd media headlines and policy agendas. Less noticed, but no less important, are the rifts that have appeared among leading Western nations about the right way to govern innovation in genetics and ... En savoir plus

    $54.99 CAD