Ian Pearson Ian Pearson is a futurologist who works for British Telecommunications.23 He is the coauthor of a future technology timeline with predictions that include those in Table 12.7.24 In many ways these predictions are more like ...
The ethicist James Rachels calls these two basic characteristics of moral life “The minimum conception of morality.” As he describes this minimum, morality is, at the very least, the effort to guide one's conduct by reason—that is, ...
These are followed by writings that explore the complexity of sociotechnical systems, presenting a picture of how technology and society work in step, shaping and being shaped by one another.
The most common ones were “Ned Ludd” or “King Ludd.” The origin of these titles is somewhat obscure, but Ned Ludd may be a reference to a popular story in which a young man of that name was requested by his employer to “fix” a machine.
Celebrates the creativity of humanity by examining the history of technology as a strategy to solve real-world problems.
In between, the book examines the social and historical foundation for the development and diffusion of technology in the Canadian context."--BOOK JACKET.
In many cases, the two barriers work together to prevent people from gaining access. There are also reasons that people who can afford computers and who aren't restricted by political actions do not access the Internet. We will look at ...
Technology has loaded our lives with tons of things we love, but is it harming us or making our lives better? This book presents a sequence of for-or-against essays that debate several issues relating to technology and society.
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