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Index
COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
DEDICATION
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
PART I: TECHNOLOGY AND ITS LIMITATIONS
1. THE INHERENT UNAVOIDABILITY AND UNPREDICTABILITY OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
2. WHEN THINGS BITE BACK: SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY
3. TECHNOLOGY, EXPLOITATION AND FAIRNESS
4. IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS I: COUNTER-TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIAL FIXES
5. IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS II: EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
6. SUSTAINABILITY OR COLLAPSE?
PART II: THE UNCRITICAL ACCEPTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY
7. TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIMISM AND BELIEF IN PROGRESS
8. THE POSITIVE BIASES OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
9. HAPPINESS
10. THE UNCRITICAL ACCEPTANCE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
11. PROFIT MOTIVE: THE MAIN DRIVER OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
PART III: THE NEXT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION
12. THE NEED FOR A DIFFERENT WORLDVIEW
13. THE DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES
14. CRITICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR FURTHER THOUGHT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
END NOTES
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