PHI 2394 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jacob Bronowski, Industrial Revolution, High Standard Manufacturing Company
4 May 2016
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Most technology (in the west) wasn"t about science. Industrial revolution, 19th century we are still in this revolution, it has only become more high tech. Popular science: information about science comes from books/tv/bbc documentaries. Documentaries that played huge role in influencing about what is going on now: 1978: connections by james burke, journalist, 1975: ascent of man by jacob bronowski. Documentary clip: 4 points of views (1) go rural: stop what you"re doing and go back to nature. Go for alternative energy (tides/waves) and break large scale technology into small units. No one actually does this everyone waits for others to start. Pastoral myth: the myth that people in past were happier and technology came to ruin it . This is a myth (life was hard in 19th century) Can"t stop what we"re doing even if we wanted to, we must accept that environment is important but can"t go back (2) selective research only.
