Book ID: CBB256350490

Our Battle for the Human Spirit: Scientific Knowing, Technical Doing, and Daily Living (2016)

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Vanderburg, Willem H. (Author)


University of Toronto Press


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: viii + 421 pp.
Language: English

Western society has become saturated with scientific and technological modes of thinking that impact our lives and our relationships. Expanding social inequality, the use of social media and the rise of mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression are manifestations of this shift in our civilization. Our Battle for the Human Spirit is a comprehensive probe into what is happening to human life in the beginning of the 21st century. It explores how culture, experience, and symbolization have been replaced by scientific, discipline-based, approaches. Willem H. Vanderburg argues that these approaches are inadequate in understanding the complexity of human lives and societies. In order to transcend these limits, Vanderburg calls for the reintegration of culture and symbolization into our daily lives. (Worldcat)

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Review Val Dusek (January 2018) Review of "Our Battle for the Human Spirit: Scientific Knowing, Technical Doing, and Daily Living". Technology and Culture (pp. 820-822). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Harari, Yuval N.
Ige, O. Akinlolu
Korotayev, Andrey
Mostowlansky, Till
LePoire, David
Ji-Hye Shin
Concepts
Civilization, modern
Technology and Civilization
Culture
Technology and society
Anthropology
Science and civilization
Time Periods
21st century
Modern
Ancient
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
Places
United States
France
Yorubaland (West Africa)
Tajikistan
Libya
Ancient Near and Middle East: Egypt, Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Palestine, Persia
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