Titlebook: Narratives of Technology; J. M. van der Laan Book 2016 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 Narrative.Counter-narrative.Te

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uernde, institutionelle und prozedurale Merkmale von und erkl?rende Faktoren hinter solchen Reformen herauszuarbeiten. Auf der Basis historischer und aktueller Analysen werden Fragen nach der theoretischen Fassbarkeit von Bildungs- und Schulreformen gestellt und Antworten in Richtung einer Theorie d

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The Reality of Technology,to mention human beings. When we think of technology today, digital devices and the Internet come to mind first, but it includes tools and machines, in general, as well as organizational methods and bureaucratic procedures. At the core of all technology lies the principle of efficiency. Modern techn

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Narrative and Myth,bit. In particular, we have used our stories—especially our grand or master narratives (e.g., Graeco-Roman, Judeo-Christian, or Secular-Scientific)—to produce and assign meaning for and to our experience of existence. Throughout human history, sacred or significant myths have unified societies and c

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The Dominant Narrative,lves riddles, overcomes obstacles, cures woes, and brings peace and prosperity. It is a story of boundless optimism and unshakeable faith in technology as the bearer of good and bountiful gifts—our crops, our health, our jobs, our shelter. It liberates and empowers us. According to this narrative, t

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A Counter-Narrative,ng that technology neither liberates nor enhances, but enslaves and diminishes us. This story challenges and exposes technological idealism as fantasy and illusion, as a preposterous, patently false myth. As this counter-narrative argues, our individual, seemingly innocuous technologies combine to f