Sentences with phrase «in technological society at»

There is truth in that statement, but the end result, in technological society at least, has been to imitate many of the worst aspects of historic monasticism: conformity, uniformity and an obsessive concern with communal discipline.

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However, as he argued in his most recent book, The End of Energy Obesity, modern societies have at their disposal the technological tools, and possibly the social pressure, to consume less energy in absolute terms, not just per capita or per dollar of GDP.

One way of viewing the religious crisis of our time is to see it not in the first instance as a challenge to the intellectual cogency of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, or other traditions, but as the gradual erosion, in an ever more complex and technological society, of the feeling of reciprocity with nature, organic interrelatedness with the human community, and sensitive attention to the processes of lived experience where the realities designated by religious symbols and assertions are actually to be found, if they are found at all.

I long for a society in which modernity would have its full place but without implying the denial of elementary principles of human and familial ecology; for a society in which the diversity of ways of being, of living, and of desiring is accepted as fortunate, without allowing this diversity to be diluted in the reduction to the lowest common denominator, which effaces all differentiation; for a society in which, despite the technological deployment of virtual realities and the free play of critical intelligence, the simplest words — father, mother, spouse, parents — retain their meaning, at once symbolic and embodied; for a society in which children are welcomed and find their place, their whole place, without becoming objects that must be possessed at all costs, or pawns in a power struggle.

I long for a society in which modernity would have its full place, without implying the denial of elementary principles of human and familial ecology; for a society in which the diversity of ways of being, of living and of desiring is accepted as fortunate, without allowing this diversity to be diluted in the reduction to the lowest common denominator, which effaces all differentiation; for a society in which, despite the technological deployment of virtual realities and the free play of critical intelligence, the simplest words» father, mother, spouse, parents» retain their meaning, at once symbolic and embodied; for a society in which children are welcomed and find their place, their whole place, without becoming objects that must be possessed at all costs or a pawns in a power struggle.

I suggest that... we are not at the beginning of continually accelerating change, but that we are in the middle of a unique transition crisis, like adolescence, as we make the jump from an undeveloped scientific and technological society to a fully developed one....

In short, the formation of the planetary society, the approaching of the earth's ecological limits, and the attainment of certain built - in or intrinsic boundaries all are coming at a time when the scientific and technological capabilities of men are enlarging the range of alternative futureIn short, the formation of the planetary society, the approaching of the earth's ecological limits, and the attainment of certain built - in or intrinsic boundaries all are coming at a time when the scientific and technological capabilities of men are enlarging the range of alternative futurein or intrinsic boundaries all are coming at a time when the scientific and technological capabilities of men are enlarging the range of alternative futures.

When it comes to facing massive technological paradigm shifts that render our society unrecognizable, it may be that the Internet has left us in a daring and expansive mood, like explorers at a remote tribal banquet, giddy with relief at having quite enjoyed the first terrifying course of baked grubs.

Yet, even with new forms of resistance ushered in by technological innovation, the stiff - gestured ideology of neoliberalism has arched towards a state of «human exceptionalism» where all of humanity is now supposed to feel free to exploit at will the relations between nature and society any way that it chooses, as long as profits can be squeezed out.

«A key role of education is to prepare children for their adult life,» says Andy Bush, electronics product development manager at TTS - Group Ltd. «We very much live in a technological society and that's highly unlikely to change; children should leave school feeling confident to use any technology and able to get the best out of it.

At this year's International Society of Technology in Education annual conference, McGraw - Hill Education will be on hand to demonstrate some of the ways it is equipping teachers and students to meet these new standards, while still increasing technological literacy and helping to ensure student outcomes.

In her work, Aleksandra Domanović takes a probing look at a wide range of phenomena of contemporary society, among them cultural techniques, scientific and technological developments, history and culture, popular culture and the shaping of national and cultural identity.

At once incisive and ecstatic, Genzken's new work expands her long - running investigation into the intersection of the personal, the global, and the technological in contemporary society.

And that concern only redoubles when you use the vision of this wonderful simplified society you envision to argue * against * methods, tactics, and initiatives which can, have, or should reduce emissions or otherwise improve environmental outcomes in the present and future — I am thinking here of political engagement in support of the environment generally, and of most of the social and technological strategies for mitigation that we've discussed at one time or another.

The geo - engineering debate proves once again that while our technological society is adept at exploring the how, we are less practiced in pursuing why and whether.

It seems frankly amazing that in the mid 20th century we happened to be sitting at the absolute ideal temperature for modern technological society and agriculture.