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The Machine Age
Writer : Robert Skidelsky
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- ISBN No : 978-0241244616
- Binding : Card Board (Hard) with Gel Jacket
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- Weight : 499 gms
- Height x Width x Depth : 8.5x5.5x0.5 Inch
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About the Book
The Machine Age: Humanity’s Fractured Relationship with Technology
In this sweeping intellectual history, Robert Skidelsky explores how humanity’s relationship with machines has shaped our world—from the earliest tools to the rise of AI and beyond.
Initially seen as liberators from toil, machines now threaten jobs, privacy, and even human survival. Automation has rekindled fears of redundancy, information technology has placed immense power in the hands of surveillance states, and AI raises the specter of self-inflicted disaster. Scientists and storytellers alike warn of an Icarian fate, where unchecked technological ambition leads to downfall.
Skidelsky’s work questions the inevitability of machine civilization—why did some societies embrace it while others did not? He examines the interplay between capitalism and technology, science and religion, and the broader philosophical implications of our reliance on machines.
Arguing that technology is not an unstoppable force, but a system of ideas, Skidelsky urges us to reclaim agency in shaping the technologies that define our future. Thought-provoking and deeply researched, this book is essential for anyone grappling with the political, economic, and existential stakes of our technological age.