Marino, Stefano,  1976- <br/><br/>
Gadamer and the limits of the modern techno-scientific civilization  [electronic resource] / 
Stefano Marino. 
 - Bern ;  New York :  P. Lang,  c2011. 
 - 295 p. 
 - Berner Reihe philosophischer Studien,  Bd. 43  1421-4903 ; .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Gadamer's long twentieth century -- Science and technology : the real roots of modernity -- The basic features of our societies : conformism, bureaucracy, and self-alienation -- Cosmopolitan hermeneutics in the age of the "clash of civilizations" -- The possibility of global disasters and the fear for the self-destruction of mankind -- On the problematic character of ethic and aesthetic experiences in the age of science -- Religious experience in a nihilistic epoch -- Hermeneutics, techno-science, enlightenment : a complex "constellation" -- The rehabilitation and universalization of practical knowledge and experience -- Reasonableness, dialogue, and freedom: ethical-political consequences of hermeneutics. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization, Modern--Philosophy.<br/>Technology and civilization.<br/>Technology--Philosophy.<br/>Science and civilization.<br/>Science--Philosophy.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B3248.G34  / M363 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>193