The Technological Imperative in Canada
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-1651-9 (ISBN)
Technology is and has always been the subject of critical debate. This wide-ranging, engaging book examines the ideas of Anglo-Canadian theorists who foresaw that technology would either enhance or threaten the moral imperative. From the mid-nineteenth century onward, advocates argued that technology, as a moral force, would strengthen the ties that bound Canada to Britain and Western civilization, while opponents viewed technology as a source of American power that threatened Canadian independence.
The Technological Imperative in Canada offers new insights into the ideas of influential Canadian theorists of technology such as Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan and introduces readers to the ideas and perceptions of lesser-known but key figures such as Sandford Fleming, Stephen Leacock, and E.J. Pratt. This pioneering work revises the entrenched notion that Anglo-Canadian thought has been dominated by the moral imperative, and will appeal to those looking for a Canadian perspective on this important subject.
R. Douglas Francis is a professor of Canadian history at the University of Calgary.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Perspectives on Technology
Part 1: Approaching the Imperative
2 T.C. Keefer, T.C. Haliburton, Sandford Fleming, and Alexander Graham Bell: Technology as Railways, Communication Media, and Time
3 Advocates of Technical Education: Technology as Knowledge
Part 2: Grappling with the Imperative
4 George Stanley Brett and the Debate on Technology as War: Technology Dethroned
5 William Lyon Mackenzie King and Frederick Philip Grove: Technology as Industrialism
6 Stephen Leacock and Archibald Lampman: Technology as Mechanization
Part 3: Philosophizing the Imperative
7 Harold A. Innis and Eric Havelock: Technology as Power
8 Marshall McLuhan: Making Sense(s) of Technology
9 Northrop Frye and E.J. Pratt: Technology as Mythology
10 George Grant and Dennis Lee: Technology as Being
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
| Verlagsort | Vancouver |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 159 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 540 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7748-1651-1 / 0774816511 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7748-1651-9 / 9780774816519 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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