Do we control technology or does technology control us? What is, and what out to be, the role of technology in human affairs? Do those who control technological development have the appropriate vision of what constitutes the good life for human beings,and do they know how to create and use technology to achieve this good? Explosive progress in the twentieth century has led to the disquieting perception that technology is not the servant of humanity -- but its master -- which has generated fiery debate. CONTROLLING TECHNOLOGY brings together widely conflicting views concerning the nature of modern technology as it relates to the quality of everyday life and to the larger problem of human survival on this planet. The thesis that technology has indeed become autonomous is contrasted with the position that, by its very nature, technology can only exist under human control. Thirty-four insightful essays are divided into eight parts, each with its own introduction summarizing the...

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