Technology and the Lifeworld: From Garden to Earth - Don Ihde

\n \n . . . Dr. Ihde brings an enlightening and deeply humanistic perspective to major technological developments, both past and present. --Science Books & Films\n \nDon Ihde is a pleasure to read. . . . The material is full of nice suggestions and details, empirical materials, fun variations which engage the reader in the work . . . the overall points almost sneak up on you, they are so gently and gradually offered. --John Compton\n \nA sophisticated celebration of cultural diversity and of its enabling technologies. . . . perhaps the best single volume relating the philosophical tradition to the broad issues raised by contemporary technologies. --Choice\n \n . . . important and challenging . . . --Review of Metaphysics\n \n . . . a range of rich historical, cultural, philosophical, and psychological insights, woven together in an intriguing and clear exposition . . . The book is really a pleasure to read, for its style, immense learning and sanity. --Teaching Philosophy\n \nThe role of tools and instruments in our relation to the earth and the ways in which technologies are culturally embedded provide the foci of this thought-provoking book.\n