The domination of nature /
Scientists, social thinkers, public officials, and the public have been aroused by the recognition that failure to understand the destructive impact of industrial society and advanced technologies on the delicate balance of organic life in the global ecosystem may result in devastating problems for...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
1994.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780773564794 0773564799 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Preface to the 1994 Reprint
- PART ONE: In Pursuit of an Idea: Historical Perspectives
- 1 The Cunning of Unreason
- 2 Mythical, Religious, and Philosophical Roots
- 3 Francis Bacon
- 4 The Seventeenth Century and After
- PART TWO: Science, Technology, and the Domination of Nature
- 5 Science and Domination
- 6 Science and Nature
- 7 Technology and Domination
- 8 The Liberation of Nature?
- Appendix�Technological Rationality: Marcuse and His Critics
- Notes and References
- List of Works Cited
- Index
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