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The Dark Side of Technology

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

The Dark Side of Technology

By Peter Townsend

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About the book

Technological progress comes with a Dark Side where good ideas and intentions produce undesirable results. The many and various unexpected outcomes of technology span humorous to bizarre, and even result in situations which threaten our survival. Development can be positive for some, but negative and isolating for others (e.g. older or poorer people). Progress is often transient, as faster electronics and computers dramatically shorten retention time of data andknowledge (e.g. documents, data, a...Show more

Philosophy of science

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9780198790532

Publisher

Oxford University Press

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2017

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The Dark Side of Technology

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Hardcover

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