The ignorance explosion

The ignorance explosion: understanding industrial civilization

by Lukasiewicz, J.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The ignorance explosion : understanding industrial civilization / Julius Lukasiewicz.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1994.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 272 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780773573901, 0773573909
  • oclc:ocn144084674
  • LC Classification:CB478
  • Dewey Decimal:303.48/3

Table of Contents

Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- Designation of references -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The paradox of human progress -- Notes -- 2. Humanities, social and physical sciences: the two cultures -- The cultural gap -- The issue of accessibility -- The psychological gap -- Traditional culture and education -- The inescapable predicament of social sciences -- The ineradicable gap -- Notes -- References -- Appendix: Some gems of obfuscatory (sociological and other) jargon

3. Technology: the land of many facesThe critics of technology -- Embracing the unknown -- The blessings and curses of industrial civilization -- Technology: a domain unique to the human species -- Extension of human capabilities -- People: the inhumane users of technology -- The dehumanizer and depersonalizer -- Technology the unforgiving -- The agent of constant change -- Population, environment and resources -- The causes of suffering -- The benefits of democratic industrialization -- The Third World and the West: the precarious gap

Difficulties in the WestNotes -- References -- 4. The ignorance explosion -- Human intellectual capacity…

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Subjects

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development Civilisation -- 20e siècle Civilization, Modern Civilization, Modern -- 20th century Éducation -- Philosophie Education -- Philosophy Industriegesellschaft Langage et culture Language and culture SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects société postindustrielle Technischer Fortschritt Technologie et civilisation Technology -- Social aspects TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspec… Technology and civilization Unwissenheit Wissen

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Lukasiewicz, J.

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