{"product_id":"9783031695445","title":"The Limits of Technology and the End of History: Marx and Beyond","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Limits of Technology and the End of History: Marx and Beyond\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKats, Yefim\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the long-standing belief in infinite scientific and technological progress and links it to the Enlightenment ideal of man as a universal being and subject of the universal world history, destined to become a 'master and possessor of nature.' The author analyzes a broad range of issues in epistemology, the philosophy of history, and the philosophy of science and technology. Marx’s philosophy is explored to the extent that his dialectic of labor sheds light on Western technological optimism and the ideal of human universality and offers an elaborate framework for analyzing the intrinsic limits to technological progress. The focus is on his ‘early’ works, providing a theoretical and humanistic underbelly for the ‘mature’ ideas of the \u003cem\u003eCapital\u003c\/em\u003e. Examining the epistemic foundations of the belief in infinite progress, the author argues that \u003cem\u003eactual infinity,\u003c\/em\u003e either in the form of unbounded technological\/scientific expansion or infinite complexity of nature,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis redundant for the universality of man, his scientific pursuit and historical experience. The conundrum of universality and power calls for a systematic critique of \u003cem\u003einstrumental reason\u003c\/em\u003e, its practical applicability and value structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-10-13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031695445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-69545-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 177\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47718740197516,"sku":"9783031695445","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031695445.jpg?v=1776871790","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031695445","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}