Humanities, Society and Technology: Living with Change
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 372
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 372
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Unique in its selection of essays, song lyrics, and fiction excerpts, Humanities, Society and Technology: Living with Change explores the impact of technology on humans and society by written expression. From the days of the Cuneiform tablets, to the Industrial Revolution, through today and even a look beyond, this text encourages readers to analyze and think critically about technology’s impact on society. Ethical questions regarding science and medicine are explored as are the perils of technological advancements. The influence of the Industrial Revolution on human society is probed through the writings of Dickens, Wordsworth and more. Learning about the history and future of weapons will leave readers questioning if these advancements should be feared or encouraged. A look at the changes in communication through various mediums like print, radio, television, and social media reminds the reader of how far society has advanced and questions how far society will go. Anyone who is interested in where society has been and where it is going in regards to technology will enjoy this reader.
What are Humanities? What is Technology? What is Society?
1. When I heard the learn’d astronomer by Walt Whitman
The Industrial Revolution
1. Excerpt from Hard Times by Charles Dickens
2. The Apostate by Jack London
3. Excerpt from The Excursion by William Wordsworth
4. John Henry by Author Unknown
5. Joe Magarac by Randy Sparks
6. Honest Work by Todd Rundgren
7. Youngstown by Bruce Springsteen
8. Excerpt from The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman
9. What Should Be Off-Limits to Globalization by The International Forum on Globalization
10. It’s Easy Being Green by Bill McKibben
Communication: The Transfer of Information over Space and Time
1. Excerpt from The Axemaker’s Gift by James Burke and Robert Ornstein
2. The Pencil by Henry Petroski
3. The 95 Theses by Martin Luther
4. The Telephone by Anewar Accawi
5. Radio by Brent D. Ruben, Paul Reis, Barbara Iverson, Genelle I. Belmas
6. Television, Cable, and the Future by Brent D. Ruben, Paul Reis, Barbara Iverson, Genelle I. Belmas
7. Great-Granddad’s Last Battle by Robert Froman
Weapons
1. Excerpt from The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane
2. Excerpt from Historical Context and Literature by Hubert P. Vantuyll
3. The Unblinking Stare: The Drone War in Pakistan by Steve Coll
Science and Medicine
1. Excerpt from Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley
2. The Case against Perfection by Michael Sandel
3. The Exact Location of the Soul by Richard Selzer
4. Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and Ethics: Promise and Peril by Ray Kurzweil
The Perils of Technology and What the Future Holds
1. The Unknown Citizen by W.H. Auden
2. The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
3. Eternity is 20 Seconds Long by Paul Trembling
4. 3 Reasons I Will Not Ask for my Children’s Social Media Passwords by Kim Z. Dale
5. Emotional Robots by Donald Norman
6. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
Suggested Films
Author Biographies