A philosophical examination of technology’s growing influence. This pioneering collection explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, the contributors examine the type and degree of our society’s technological dependence. Technology is revealed as something from which we have, and will continue to have, difficulty separating ourselves, both as individuals and as a society.
Without articulating a purely deterministic perspective, this collection illuminates the powerful influence technology has on our world and our perception of it.
Published in English.
Price: $29.95
Pages: 244
Publisher: Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Imprint: University of Ottawa Press
Series: Philosophica
Publication Date:
13 February 2010
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780776607160
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Free Will & Determinism
Chantal Beauvais is the sixth rector of Saint Paul University. Dr. Beauvais was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Québec. During her pre-university studies she joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and served in various positions, including first woman adjutant at the summer training centre in Trenton, Ontario. After working briefly as an accountant at Noranda Mines, she joined the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa. After a period of discernment, Dr. Beauvais left the congregation and enrolled at Dominican University College in Ottawa, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.
