Our War on Ourselves
Rethinking Science, Technology, and Economic Growth
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2011
- Category
- General, General, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781442644380
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $106.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781442612617
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $54.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442699809
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $44.95
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Our approach to knowing and doing is based on delegating physical phenomena to physicists, biological phenomena to biologists, social phenomena to sociologists, economic phenomena to economists, and so on. This approach to knowledge and practice works very well when one category of phenomena dominates (as in mechanical and technical systems), but does not work when many categories of phenomena make significant contributions (as in the biological and cultural spheres). As a result, our civilization succeeds in its scientific and technical endeavours yet fails in dealing with communities and ecosystems.
Following his groundbreaking Labyrinth of Technology and Living in the Labyrinth of Technology, Willem H. Vanderburg's Our War on Ourselves explores the type of war we have unleashed on our lives by emphasizing discipline-based processes. The work also illuminates how we can achieve a more balanced, livable, and sustainable future by combining technical and cultural perspectives in our educational and institutional settings.
About the author
Willem H. Vanderburg is a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, where he was the founding director of the Centre for Technology and Social Development. He was a NATO post-doctoral fellow under Jacques Ellul from 1973 to 1978 at the University of Bordeaux.
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