Preface Introduction: Disturbed by the Thought of Philosophy 1. A World Without Philosophy 2. The Materialist Philosophy 3. When Philosophy Lost its Mind 4. A New Idealism 5. Technoparalysis 6. Freedom 7. Soul 8. Truth Bibliography Index
An examination of the effects of technology on our lives, and how philosophy might respond to this.
James Tartaglia is Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Keele University, UK. He is the author of Philosophy in a Meaningless Life (Bloomsbury 2016).
The book is terse, lively, and enjoyable. Tartaglia seems to relish
the opportunity to challenge our preconceptions, and how we think
we know what we think we know. If he is right that the dominance of
materialism is beginning to wane (and I think he may be), then
Philosophy in a Technological World is undoubtedly a useful primer
for what is to come
*Philosophy Now*
A major work of philosophy by one of the UK’s most original
philosophers. In this beautifully written volume, James Tartaglia
develops a definitive critique of contemporary materialism and
original and persuasive arguments for idealism. On this basis he
makes a compelling case for the role of philosophy in helping us to
address our state of what he calls ‘technoparalysis’ – our being
helpless spectators of runaway technical advance. This book is that
rare thing – a book that is not only important and illuminating but
also enjoyable.
*Raymond Tallis, Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester, UK
and author of Seeing Ourselves: Reclaiming Humanity from God and
Science*
There can be no question that our lives are dominated by
technology, that we live in a technological world. But few
philosophers these days address the question of what this means for
us, and what philosophical world view it generates or presupposes.
This is a highly original attempt to answer these questions.
Tartaglia identifies materialism as the doctrine which sustains the
technology-based vision of life today, and he challenges
materialism in original and inventive ways.
*Tim Crane, Professor of Philosophy, Central European University,
Austria*
[Tartaglia] writes with passion and flair both about the future of
humanity and the future of philosophy... The weight and influence
of presupposed materialism he describes very well; and his
impassioned and well-argued message that philosophy – as widely
taught as possible – can help us take responsibility for our future
seems to me undeniable; whilst yet it is not a truism.
*International Journal of Philosophical Studies*
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