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Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity [EPUB ebook]

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Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity takes as its impetus the idea that technology is an embodiment of our uneasiness with finitude. Lorenzo Simpson argues that technology has succeeded in granting our wish to domesticate time. He shows how this attitude affects our understanding of the meaning of action and our ability to discern meaning in our lives.

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Formato EPUB ● Pagine 246 ● ISBN 9781317828310 ● Casa editrice Taylor and Francis ● Pubblicato 2014 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 3098298 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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