The Soft Megamachine: Lewis Mumford's Metaphor of Technological Society and Implications for (participatory) Technology Assessment
abstract: This dissertation explores the megamachine, a prominent metaphor in American humanist and philosopher of technology, Lewis Mumford's Myth of the Machine series. The term refers critically to dynamic, regimented human capacities that drive scientific and technical innovation in society...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.27453 |