Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer by Wendell Berry

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Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer by Wendell Berry

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Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer by Wendell Berry

A brief meditation on the role of technology in his own life and how it has changed the landscape of the United States from "America's greatest philosopher on sustainable life and living" (Chicago Tribune)

"A number of people, by now, have told me that I could greatly improve things by buying a computer. My answer is that I am not going to do it. I have several reasons, and they are good ones."

Wendell Berry first challenged the idea that our advanced technological age is a good thing when he penned "Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer" in the late 1980s for Harper's Magazine, galvanizing a critical reaction eclipsing any the magazine had seen before. He followed by responding with "Feminism, the Body, and the Machine." Both essays are collected in one short volume for the first time.
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ISBN 13 9781640094574
ISBN 10 1640094571
Title Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer
Author Wendell Berry
Series Counterpoints Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Counterpoint
Year published 2021-02-09
Number of pages 80
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.