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Confronting Technology
Selected readings in the philosophy of technology, with a focus on historical-critical analysis. Readings include such authors as Plato, Thoreau, Butler, Orwell, Heidegger, Illich, Skolimowski, Kaczynski, Joy, and Kurzweil.
340 pages, Paperback
Published January 31, 2020
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David Skrbina
16 books26 followersPioneer of ecophilosophy. He also stood for the office of Lieutenant Governor for the U.S. state of Michigan as the Green Party candidate in 2006, as the running mate of Douglas Campbell.
He has developed an ecologically-centered worldview encompassing ethics, metaphysics, and cosmology. He is Deputy Director of the Eco-Philosophy Center.
He has been active in the University of Michigan calling for divestment from Israel. He also corresponded with Theodore J. Kaczynski and wrote an afterword for his book "The road to revolution"
He has developed an ecologically-centered worldview encompassing ethics, metaphysics, and cosmology. He is Deputy Director of the Eco-Philosophy Center.
He has been active in the University of Michigan calling for divestment from Israel. He also corresponded with Theodore J. Kaczynski and wrote an afterword for his book "The road to revolution"
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June 30, 2025
Great collection of essays regarding technology...and maybe why we should eschew the whole of technological society before it's too late.
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