Society, ethnics, and technology / [edited by] Morton Winston, Ralph Edelbach
Contributor(s): Edelbach, Ralph D
| Winston, Morton.
Publisher: Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c2000Description: xx, 329 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0534505813.Subject(s): Technology -- Moral and ethical aspects | Technology -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 303.483 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU | 303.483 SOC (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SLASx,22000,02,GR | 1000503900 |
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Preface. - How to Use This Book. - Introduction: Morton Winston. ''Children of Invention''. - Pt. I : Perspectives on Technological Society. Historical Perspectives. Social Perspectives. Philosophical Perspectives. - Pt. II : Contemporary Technologies and the Future. Information, Automation, and the Global Economy. Computers, Communications, And Robotics. Biotechology And Human Reproduction. Population, Energy, And Environmental Policy. - Selected Bibliography of Books for Further Reading.
Genetic engineering...global warming...robotics... artificial reproduction...privacy on the Internet... These and many other issues are the focus of Morton Winston and Ralph Edelbach's new anthology. The 30 stimulating, thought-provoking readings included here helps [the reader] understand the profound role that scientific discovery and technological innovation play in shaping the ethical, social, and environmental directions of our society. - Back cover.