| Kierkegaard and the Question Concerning Technology Contributor(s): Barnett, Christopher B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1501378341 ISBN-13: 9781501378348 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $42.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Existentialism - Religion | Philosophy - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 198.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the last several decades, technology has emerged as an important area of interest for both philosophers and theologians. Yet, despite his status as one of modernity's seminal thinkers, S ren Kierkegaard is not often seen as one who contributed to the field. Kierkegaard and the Question Concerning Technology argues otherwise. Christopher B. Barnett shows that many of Kierkegaard's criticisms of "the present age" relate to the increasing dominance of technology in the West, and he puts Kierkegaard's thought in conversation with subsequent thinkers who grappled with technological issues, from Martin Heidegger to Thomas Merton. Barnett shows that Kierkegaard's writing, with its marked emphases on personal "upbuilding," stands as a place where deeper, non-technical modes of thinking are both commended and nurtured. In doing so, Barnett presents a Kierkegaard who remains relevant--perhaps all too relevant--in today's digital age. |