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{{review| | {{a|book review|}}{{author|Brian Arthur}}’s treatise is a little ponderous but, all the same, is most encouraging in its [[Epistemology|philosophical]] disposition — assuming as it does the “recursivity” of society and technology, rather than holding the (usual) view that one is strictly a product of the other. This is a [[path-dependent]] model for not just {{t|technology}}, but society and even knowledge itself. | ||
{{author|Brian Arthur}}’s treatise is a little ponderous but, all the same, is most encouraging in its [[Epistemology|philosophical]] disposition — assuming as it does the “recursivity” of society and technology, rather than holding the (usual) view that one is strictly a product of the other. This is a [[path-dependent]] model for not just {{t|technology}}, but society and even knowledge itself. | |||
But for some, this is dangerous stuff. It opens the door to all that crazy post-modern stuff. | But for some, this is dangerous stuff. It opens the door to all that crazy post-modern stuff. | ||
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Recognising that the special sauce in technology is, for the time being at least, the bit supplied by the [[meatware]], is a comforting thought. | Recognising that the special sauce in technology is, for the time being at least, the bit supplied by the [[meatware]], is a comforting thought. | ||
{{c|Technology}} | {{c|Technology}} | ||
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*[[Taxonomy]] | *[[Taxonomy]] | ||