Rousseau and the future of freedom : science, technology and the nature of authority /: science, technology and the nature of authority. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eric Deibel.
• Authors: Deibel, Eric
• Contents: Introduction Rousseau’s tragic conception of freedom Freedom and method Outline Chapter 1. The Future of Freedom The freedom-machine Bits, genes, and (freedom-)machines Linux as iconic for altruism Selfishness Chapter 2. Science and Society Critique of progress Hobbes and social constructivism Rousseau, social constructivism and its extension to the social contract Knowing nature Rousseau as an immodest witness on education Nature, science and colonialism Conclusion Chapter 3. Social Contracting and Freedom Introduction The method and the contract Social contracting, in between Rousseau and STS Let’s not be modern / or the legacy of the general will Equality and governing Pacts and properties Method and truth Our own attempt at Enlightenment Freedom machines and beyond Freedom and security Freedom and the natural world Conclusion
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 501; Science -- Philosophy; Intellectual freedom
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000807516; 9781000807448
• Related ISBNs: 9781032045238
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