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The future without a past : the humanities in a technological society /

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"Argues that technological imperatives like rationalization, universalism, monism, and autonomy have transformed the humanities and altered the relation between humans and nature. Examines technology and its impact on education, historical memory, and technological and literary values in critic...

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Main Author: Russo, John Paul
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Humanities > Philosophy.
Technology and civilization.
Science and the humanities.
Learning and scholarship > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Argues that technological imperatives like rationalization, universalism, monism, and autonomy have transformed the humanities and altered the relation between humans and nature. Examines technology and its impact on education, historical memory, and technological and literary values in criticism and theory, concluding with an analysis of the fiction of Don DeLillo"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:x, 313 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-298) and index.
ISBN:0826264735 (electronic bk.)
9780826264732 (electronic bk.)