Technology and the Lifeworld From Garden to Earth

Ò . . . Dr. Ihde brings an enlightening and deeply humanistic perspective to major technological developments, both past and present.Ó ÑScience Books & FilmsÒDon 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.Ó ÑJohn ComptonÒA 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.Ó ÑChoiceÒ . . . important and challenging . . . Ó ÑReview of MetaphysicsÒ . . . 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.Ó ÑTeaching PhilosophyThe 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.