Ihde, Don
Technology and the Lifeworld: From Garden to Earth
- ISBN 13:
- 9780253205605
- author:
- Ihde, Don
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1990
- Pages:
- 244
- Dimensions:
- 22.4 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm
- Genre:
- PHILOSOPHY / General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Don Ihde's Technology and the Lifeworld: From Garden to Earth offers a thought-provoking exploration of the role of tools and instruments in our relationship with the earth, and how technologies are culturally embedded.
This deeply humanistic perspective on major technological developments provides rich historical, cultural, philosophical, and psychological insights, woven together in an intriguing and clear exposition. Ihde's approach is both enlightening and challenging, making this book a pleasure to read for its style, immense learning, and sanity.