John Dewey's Pragmatic Technology (Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Technology) - Softcover

Hickman, Larry A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253207630 ISBN 13: 9780253207630

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1990

Synopsis

... a comprehensive canvass of Dewey’s logic, metaphysics, aesthetics, philosophy of history, and social thought."―Choice

... a major addition to the recent accumulation of in-depth studies of Dewey." ―Journal of Speculative Philosophy

Larry Hickman has done an exemplary job in demonstrating the relevance of John Dewey’s philosophy to modern-day discussions of technology."―Ethics

About this title

Synopsis:

This book does much to disple the old canard that John Dewey was guilty of "scientism" and a reverent worship of technological progress. Indeed, Dewey predated the Frankfurt school in his warnings about the dangers inherent in a machine culture. With new advances come new problems, and these can only be dealt with through an instrumentalist approach. Dewey also argued that we have no guarantee of success. Natural events can terminate human life and human greed, laziness, or error could have the same result.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0253207630
• ISBN 13: 9780253207630
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234