02212nam a2200361 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002800112040002100140035002000161050002300181082001700204100002200221245011800243260005400361300001400415504006300429505044300492520039800935533015201333650002801485650003301513650003201546650004401578650003901622655002901661710001701690856012601707999001701833ebr10097284CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||050125s2005    mou     sb   s001 0 eng    z  2005002031  z0826215866 (alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)6463859614aAZ103b.R87 2005eb04a001.3/012221 aRusso, John Paul.14aThe future without a pasth[electronic resource] :bthe humanities in a technological society /cJohn Paul Russo.  aColumbia :bUniversity of Missouri Press,cc2005.  ax, 313 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-298)and index.0 aThe future of the humanities in a technological society -- The great forgetting : library, media center, and Las Vegas -- The circle of knowledge : science and the humanistic curriculum from Petrarch to Trilling -- Belief and sincerity -- The tranquilized poem : the crisis of the new criticism -- The disappearance of the self : contemporary theories of autobiography -- Don Delillo : ethnicity, religion, and the critique of technology.  a"Argues that technological imperatives like rationalization, universalism, monism, and autonomy have transformed the humanities and altered the relation between humans and nature. Examines technology and its impact on education, historical memory, and technological and literary values in criticism and theory, concluding with an analysis of the fiction of Don DeLillo"--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aHumanitiesxPhilosophy. 0aTechnology and civilization. 0aScience and the humanities. 0aHumanitiesxStudy and teaching (Higher) 0aLearning and scholarshipxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10097284zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c97492d97492