{"id":18602,"date":"2024-12-11T14:26:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T06:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/?post_type=book&#038;p=18602"},"modified":"2024-12-11T14:26:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T06:26:42","slug":"technics-and-civilization","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/","title":{"rendered":"Technics and Civilization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Technics and Civilization<\/em>&nbsp;first presented its compelling history of the machine and critical study of its effects on civilization in 1934\u2014before television, the personal computer, and the Internet even appeared on our periphery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, Lewis Mumford explained the origin of the machine age and traced its social results, asserting that the development of modern technology had its roots in the Middle Ages rather than the Industrial Revolution. Mumford sagely argued that it was the moral, economic, and political choices we made, not the machines that we used, that determined our then industrially driven economy. Equal parts powerful history and polemic criticism,&nbsp;<em>Technics and Civilization&nbsp;<\/em>was the first comprehensive attempt in English to portray the development of the machine age over the last thousand years\u2014and to predict the pull the technological still holds over us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;\u201c<\/em>The questions posed in the first paragraph of&nbsp;<em>Technics and Civilization&nbsp;<\/em>still deserve our attention, nearly three quarters of a century after they were written.\u201d\u2014<em>Journal of Technology and Culture<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":6111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"tags":[],"publisher":[1478],"book_category":[1459],"book_language":[1334],"class_list":["post-18602","book","type-book","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publisher-university-of-chicago-press","book_category-tech","book_language-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Technics and Civilization - FREEZhao Education<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Technics and Civilization - FREEZhao Education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Technics and Civilization&nbsp;first presented its comp [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FREEZhao Education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"573\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"878\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/\",\"name\":\"Technics and Civilization - FREEZhao Education\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-11T06:26:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg\",\"width\":573,\"height\":878},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u9996\u9875\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u63a8\u8350\u4e66\u5355\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Technics and Civilization\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/\",\"name\":\"FREEZhao Education\",\"description\":\"Education is critical.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"\u5e7f\u5dde\u7f8e\u672f\u5b66\u9662 \u5de5\u4e1a\u8bbe\u8ba1\u5b66\u9662 \u4ea7\u54c1\u8bbe\u8ba1 \u8bbe\u8ba1\u6559\u80b2\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"\u5e7f\u5dde\u7f8e\u672f\u5b66\u9662 \u5de5\u4e1a\u8bbe\u8ba1\u5b66\u9662 \u4ea7\u54c1\u8bbe\u8ba1\",\"alternateName\":\"FREEZhao\u8bbe\u8ba1\u6559\u80b2\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2021flogo-green@512x-80.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2021flogo-green@512x-80.jpg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"\u5e7f\u5dde\u7f8e\u672f\u5b66\u9662 \u5de5\u4e1a\u8bbe\u8ba1\u5b66\u9662 \u4ea7\u54c1\u8bbe\u8ba1\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Technics and Civilization - FREEZhao Education","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Technics and Civilization - FREEZhao Education","og_description":"Technics and Civilization&nbsp;first presented its comp [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/","og_site_name":"FREEZhao Education","og_image":[{"width":573,"height":878,"url":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/","url":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/","name":"Technics and Civilization - FREEZhao Education","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-11T06:26:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover-1.jpg","width":573,"height":878},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/technics-and-civilization\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u9996\u9875","item":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u63a8\u8350\u4e66\u5355","item":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/book\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Technics and Civilization"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/","name":"FREEZhao Education","description":"Education is critical.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#organization"},"alternateName":"\u5e7f\u5dde\u7f8e\u672f\u5b66\u9662 \u5de5\u4e1a\u8bbe\u8ba1\u5b66\u9662 \u4ea7\u54c1\u8bbe\u8ba1 \u8bbe\u8ba1\u6559\u80b2","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#organization","name":"\u5e7f\u5dde\u7f8e\u672f\u5b66\u9662 \u5de5\u4e1a\u8bbe\u8ba1\u5b66\u9662 \u4ea7\u54c1\u8bbe\u8ba1","alternateName":"FREEZhao\u8bbe\u8ba1\u6559\u80b2","url":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2021flogo-green@512x-80.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2021flogo-green@512x-80.jpg","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"\u5e7f\u5dde\u7f8e\u672f\u5b66\u9662 \u5de5\u4e1a\u8bbe\u8ba1\u5b66\u9662 \u4ea7\u54c1\u8bbe\u8ba1"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/18602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18602"},{"taxonomy":"publisher","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publisher?post=18602"},{"taxonomy":"book_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book_category?post=18602"},{"taxonomy":"book_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edu.freezhao.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book_language?post=18602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}