Knowledge And Civilization
Download or Read eBook Knowledge And Civilization PDF written by Barry Allen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Barry Allen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2018-02-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780429979064 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0429979061 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Knowledge And Civilization by : Barry Allen
Book excerpt: Offers a new, original way of framing questions about knowledge. Knowledge and Civilization advances detailed criticism of philosophy's usual approach to knowledge and describes a redirection, away from textbook problems of epistemology, toward an ecological philosophy of technology and civilization. Rejecting theories that confine knowledge to language or discourse, Allen situates knowledge in the greater field of artifacts, technical performance, and human evolution. His wide ranging considerations draw on ideas from evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, and the history of cities, art, and technology.
