The Fourth Civilization, Volume Two

Technology, Ethics, and Society

Richard J Sutcliffe

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Resource Publications (CA)
05 December 2024

Ethics & moral philosophy; Religious ethics; Christianity

The Fourth Civilization: Technology, Society, and Ethics stimulates its readers to consider the ethical and societal consequences of technologies they already use, and others that will become ubiquitous. Its discussions and provocative questions integrate history, science, technology, and ethical and religious beliefs, examining the past and present, and preparing for the future. Social changes always follow the adoption of new technologies. The plow drove the transition from hunter-gatherer to agrarian society, and the steam engine began the Industrial Revolution. Computing technology now ushers in an Information Age. What does ethical decision-making look like in a time of rapid transition and beyond? What will society be like once things stabilize in a Fourth Civilization, if indeed they will? How will robots, artificial intelligence, factory automation, and self-driving vehicles affect daily life and work? Discussions about ideas were not common in an era of specialist technicians. They are becoming necessary and routine in a fast-changing and more broadly integrative world, and this book attempts to practice what it preaches. Let it inform, provoke, and become a part of New Renaissance literature, inspiring its readers to become ethically informed New Renaissance people in the Fourth Civilization information age.

By: Richard J Sutcliffe
Imprint: Resource Publications (CA)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 816g
ISBN: 9798385232949
Pages: 488
Publication Date: 05 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rick Sutcliffe is professor of computing science and mathematics at Trinity Western University. An educator for fifty-four years, he has authored numerous academic papers, talks, columns, and documents for his university, journals, conferences, popular publications, churches, and international standards bodies. Numerous students have used editions of this text since 1978, and he brought its ideas and characters to more general audiences in ten alternate history science fiction novels exploring the same themes.

Reviews for The Fourth Civilization, Volume Two: Technology, Ethics, and Society

""There has never been a time when this book was more needed. Before our eyes, technology is rebuilding our society from its foundations. Sutcliffe, never shying away from worldview and spiritual perspectives, provides a comprehensive and critical eye on how we got here, where we are, and where we might go. All students who interact with technology--indeed, all of us--need to wrestle with the wealth of deep and transformative issues that Sutcliffe judiciously places before us."" --Glen Van Brumelen, dean of the faculty of natural and applied sciences, Trinity Western University