Gifted Students and Philosophy: Technology--Servant or Destroyer?.

White, David A.

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ERIC Number: EJ645089

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Publication Date: 2002

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Gifted Students and Philosophy: Technology--Servant or Destroyer?

White, David A.

Gifted Child Today, v25 n2 p22-27,64 Spr 2002

The tenth in a series of articles designed to facilitate philosophical discussions with gifted students, this article explores whether technology is the savior of humanity or the tool of humanity's ultimate destruction. It draws from essays by Martin Heidegger to examine the benefits and disadvantages of technological advancement. (Contains 2 references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Curriculum, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Existentialism, Futures (of Society), Gifted, Industrialization, Obsolescence, Philosophy, Science and Society, Teaching Methods, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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