The Sceptical Optimist

The Sceptical Optimist
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 9780198717058
ISBN-13 : 0198717059
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Book Synopsis The Sceptical Optimist by : Nicholas Agar

Download or read book The Sceptical Optimist written by Nicholas Agar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radical optimism and the technology bias -- Is there a law of technological progress? -- Does technological progress make us happier? -- The new paradox of progress -- We need technological progress experiments -- Why technological progress won't end poverty -- Choosing a tempo of technological progress -- Afterword : don't turn well-being technologies in Procrustean beds.


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