The Whale and the Reactor :A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology, Second Edition
The Whale and the Reactor :A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology, Second Edition
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11 March, 2020
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780226692548 |
| ISBN10 | 022669254X |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | The University of Chicago Press |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 2nd edition |
Media Reviews
"The questions he poses about the relationship between technical change and political power are pressing ones that can no longer be ignored, and identifying them is perhaps the most a nascent 'philosophy of technology' can expect to achieve at the present time."--New York Times Book Review "[Winner's] thoughtful, stylishly expressed essays . . . . are designed to wake people up to the semantic games policy-makers play; to goad people into thinking responsibly and contributing to decision making. In this he succeeds very well."--Kirkus Reviews "With educated wit, home-grown insight, and even a bit of gallows humor, Winner strives to awaken us from our technological sleepwalking."--David F. Noble, author of America by Design "The Whale and the Reactor is the philosopher's equivalent of superb public history. In its pages an analytically trained mind confronts some of the most pressing political issues of our day."--Isis
Author's Bio
Langdon Winner is the Thomas Phelan Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of numerous books, including Autonomous Technology.