Ethics in an Age of Technology
Gifford Lectures, Volume Two
Published on 29. January 2013
404 pages
978-0-06-227567-7 (ISBN)
Description
What are the conflicting ethics and assumptions that lead to divergent views and technology? To help shed light on this question, Ian Barbour analyzes three social values: justice, participatory freedom, and economic development.
He defends such environmental principles as resource sustainability, environmental protection, and respect for all forms of life and presents case studies in agriculture, energy policy, genetic engineering, and the use of computers. Finally, he concludes by focusing on appropriate technologies, individual life-styles, and sources of change: education, political action, response to crisis, and alternative visions of the good life.More details
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Ian G. Barbour has retired from Carleton College where he was professor of physics, professor of religion, and Bean Professor of Science, Technology, and Society. The "preeminent synthetic in the field" (Cross Currents,) he is the author of several influential books, including Ethics in an Age of Technology and Myths Models, and Paradigms, which was nominated for the National Book Award. He gave the world-renowned Gifford Lectures, 1989-1991.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- The Gifford Lectures Aberdeen, Scotland
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Part One
- Chapter 1: Views of Technology
- Chapter 2: Human Values
- Chapter 3: Environmental Values
- Part Two
- Chapter 4: Agriculture
- Chapter 5: Energy
- Chapter 6: Computers
- Part Three
- Chapter 7: Unprecedented Powers
- Chapter 8: Controlling Technology
- Chapter 9: New Directions
- Searchable Terms
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Notes
- Praise for Ian Barbour and Ethics in an Age of Technology
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
