{"product_id":"plough-quarterly-no-15-staying-human-9780874860405","title":"Plough Quarterly No. 15  Staying Human","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis issue of Plough Quarterly explores the effects of technology on human flourishing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhether its artificial intelligence,\u003c\/b\u003e genome editing, Big Tech monopolies, or social mediainduced depression, we live in a world that is being reshaped by technology from the ground up. How do we stay human?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis issue of \u003ci\u003ePlough Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e addresses challenges ranging from the lure of transhumanism to the erosion of silence by the smartphone. Technophobia is no answer, our contributors agree, but neither is a refusal to tackle real dangers. They ask: Why not try living without a computer or a television? Why give tablets to children when Steve Jobs refused to give them to his kids? Why write using a keyboard when you could wield a fountain pen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnological asceticism of this kind won't solve society-wide dilemmas. But it can help us maintain the spiritual independence needed to respond to them rightly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso in this issue:\u003c\/b\u003e original poetry by Jac","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528314986839,"sku":"9780874860405","price":9.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780874860405.jpg?v=1731871177","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/plough-quarterly-no-15-staying-human-9780874860405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}