The Vital Machine
Study of Technology and Organic Life
Published on 11. July 1991
Book
Hardback
203 pages
978-0-19-506040-9 (ISBN)
Description
This historical survey of Western ideas about science and technology examines the origins and evolution of mechanical and organic world views. The author describes how the theories of cell development and quantum mechanics led to a biomechanical model of the world as a vital machine.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
20 half-tones
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
548 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-506040-9 (9780195060409)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The mechanical and the organic; The mechanical world view: The clockwork universe; Mechanical organisms: From automata to clockwork humans; The organic world view: from magic to vitalism; Organic machines: technology as plant; The emergence of the bionic world view; The vital machine; Ethics in the age of the vital machine.