{"product_id":"the-whale-and-the-reactor-langdon-winner-9780226692548","title":"The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology, Second Edition","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific technology makes all things possible, it remains to be seen where we will draw the line, where we will be able to say, here are possibilities that wisdom suggest we avoid.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published to great acclaim in 1988, Langdon Winner's groundbreaking exploration of the political, social, and philosophical implications of technology is timelier than ever. He demonstrates that choices about the kinds of technical systems we build and use are actually choices about who we want to be and what kind of world we want to create--technical decisions are \u003ci\u003epolitical \u003c\/i\u003edecisions, and they involve profound choices about power, liberty, order, and justice. A seminal text in the history and philosophy of science, this new edition includes a new chapter, preface, and postscript by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Langdon Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022669254X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226692548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Langdon Winner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992897913087,"sku":"9780226692548","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa599cdb-75da-4a76-a259-f905361b2038.jpg?v=1683321416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-whale-and-the-reactor-langdon-winner-9780226692548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}