science, magic, madness

[alice wellintown]

In support of his basic premise that the rise of technology has led to a
systematic neglect of essential human values, the author first describes
the state of Western civilization prior to 1800. He then traces the growth
of modern technology from the industrial revolution through the
"neotechnic" phase to the present day "post-industrial" society. The
resulting impact of this developing technology on society and culture he
describes in terms of its effect on war, science, government, business,
language, higher education, the natural and the social environment, the
mass media, traditional culture and religion, and the populace in general.
He examines the ideas of a Utopian society and rejects the claims of
scientists that technology alone will bring about such a Utopia. He reviews
the theories of various eminent "futurists" and offers his own prediction
based on these ideas and his own view of human nature. His conclusion is
that man can and must control technology and use it for saner, more
civilized purposes than he now does.

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3102308?uid=3739832&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21102077834991


On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 5:40 AM, alice wellintown <alicewellintown at gmail.com
> wrote:

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22105898
>
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