Rescuing Humanity: Transcending the Limits of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
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Rescuing Humanity: Transcending the Limits of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Rescuing Humanity: Transcending the Limits of Mathematics, Science, and Technology

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Willem H. Vanderburg (Author)  

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In Rescuing Humanity, Willem H. Vanderburg reminds us that we have relied on discipline-based approaches for human knowing, doing, and organizing for less than a century. During this brief period, these approaches have become responsible for both our spectacular successes and most of our social and environmental crises. At their roots is a cultural mutation that includes secular religious attitudes that veil the limits of these approaches, leading to their overvaluation. Because their use, especially in science and technology, is primarily built up with mathematics, living entities and systems can be dealt with only as if their "architecture" or "design" is based on the principle of non-contradiction, which is true only for non-living entities. This distortion explains our many crises. Vanderburg begins to explore the limits of discipline-based approaches, which guides the way toward developing complementary ones capable of transcending these limits. It is no different from a carpenter going beyond the limits of his hammer by reaching for other tools. As we grapple with everything from the impacts of social media, the ongoing climate crisis, and divisive political ideologies, Rescuing Humanity reveals that our civilization must learn to do the equivalent if humans and other living things are to continue making earth a home. 1 b&w table
Willem H. Vanderburg has taught preventive engineering, sociology, and environmental studies at the Centre for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto.
  • Contributor: Willem H. Vanderburg
  • Imprint: University of Toronto Press
  • ISBN13: 9781487552473
  • Number of Pages: 384
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x25mm
  • Packaged Weight: 560
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: University of Toronto Press
  • Release Date: 2023-05-18
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Willem H. Vanderburg has taught preventive engineering, sociology, and environmental studies at the Centre for Technology and Social Development at the University of Toronto.

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