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Gold and Silver Weighed in the Balance (Classic Reprint)

Author: Thomas Inwood Pollard

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-11

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9780656362950

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Excerpt from Gold and Silver Weighed in the Balance If the debased refuse of twenty different dynasties could be weighed in the balance by the rupee current, could not our even more unfortunate rupees be similarly dealt with? Here is a suggestion: a rupee current in those days represented a certain (i assume ascertainable) average wage of a certain number of days' agricultural labour in Bengal. What if Adam Smith's grand idea of labour as the measure of value had been seized upon, and the rupee current, our ideal coin, been made by law and custom the symbol of t/zat quantity of labour? Had that been done, the rupee current could never have de preciated any more than it could have been clipped or otherwise falsified. Only silver rupees could be thus inﬂuenced by their increasing in number more rapidly than the people among whom they are distributed. The Bengal Land Revenue might then have been fixed as so many rupees current, and as the silver rupees increas ed in number and fell in value, more and more of them would, have been - perhaps uncomplainingly - paid by the tax-payer for the more they have depreciated, the more easy of attainment they have become. The rupee current, always the symbol of so many days' work, would at all times have indicated with u'nerring justice the exact number of depreciated silver rupees due just as it did indicate the number of clipped coins necessary to compose a given sum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Gold and Silver Weighed in the Balance (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Inwood Pollard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gold and Silver Weighed in the Balance If the debased refuse of twenty different dynasties could be weighed in the balance by the rupee current, could not our even more unfortunate rupees be similarly dealt with? Here is a suggestion: a rupee current in those days represented a certain (i assume ascertainable) average wage of a certain number of days' agricultural labour in Bengal. What if Adam Smith's grand idea of labour as the measure of value had been seized upon, and the rupee current, our ideal coin, been made by law and custom the symbol of t/zat quantity of labour? Had that been done, the rupee current could never have de preciated any more than it could have been clipped or otherwise falsified. Only silver rupees could be thus inﬂuenced by their increasing in number more rapidly than the people among whom they are distributed. The Bengal Land Revenue might then have been fixed as so many rupees current, and as the silver rupees increas ed in number and fell in value, more and more of them would, have been - perhaps uncomplainingly - paid by the tax-payer for the more they have depreciated, the more easy of attainment they have become. The rupee current, always the symbol of so many days' work, would at all times have indicated with u'nerring justice the exact number of depreciated silver rupees due just as it did indicate the number of clipped coins necessary to compose a given sum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Statistics in Relation to Gold and Silver (Classic Reprint)

Author: Elihu Jerome Farmer

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-17

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780656805389

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Excerpt from Statistics in Relation to Gold and Silver No certainty can attach to any statements concerning the supposed place where mining for the precious metals was first commenced. For gold and silver were worked far back in that dark era of the world into which the light of history has never been able to penetrate. But though it is impossible to obtain any correct information as to their production, it is at least interesting to note a few of the frequent comments of the earliest writers upon the fact of their existence. From Genesis to Malachi the Old Testa ment makes constant mention of gold and silver as the most valued of man's possessions. In the second chapter of Genesis, even before note is made of woman's creation, We are informed that the river Pison compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good. Of_a.braham, that progenitor of the Hebrew nation who is thought to have lived some two thousand years before Christ, we read that he was rich in cattle, in silver and in gold; and further on, that he purchased a family burial ground, paying therefor four hundred shekels of silver, by weight according to the currency of the merchants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Statistics in Relation to Gold and Silver (Classic Reprint) written by Elihu Jerome Farmer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-17 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Statistics in Relation to Gold and Silver No certainty can attach to any statements concerning the supposed place where mining for the precious metals was first commenced. For gold and silver were worked far back in that dark era of the world into which the light of history has never been able to penetrate. But though it is impossible to obtain any correct information as to their production, it is at least interesting to note a few of the frequent comments of the earliest writers upon the fact of their existence. From Genesis to Malachi the Old Testa ment makes constant mention of gold and silver as the most valued of man's possessions. In the second chapter of Genesis, even before note is made of woman's creation, We are informed that the river Pison compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good. Of_a.braham, that progenitor of the Hebrew nation who is thought to have lived some two thousand years before Christ, we read that he was rich in cattle, in silver and in gold; and further on, that he purchased a family burial ground, paying therefor four hundred shekels of silver, by weight according to the currency of the merchants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Production of the Precious Metals in the United States During the Calendar Year 1894 (Classic Reprint)

Author: United States Mint

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-23

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780331777802

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Excerpt from Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Production of the Precious Metals in the United States During the Calendar Year 1894 Turkey Uruguay Venezuela part II.I. - general statistics: table I. - Deposits and purchases of gold and silver, by weight, during the calendar year 1894 II. - Deposits and purchases of gold and silver, by value, during the calendar year 1894 III. - Deposits of unrefined gold of domestic production, by weight, during the calendar year 1894 IV. - Deposits of unrefined gold of domestic production, by value, during the calendar year 1894 v.-deposits of unrefined silver of domestic production, by weight, during the calendar year 1894 VL - Deposits of unrefined silver of domestic production, by value, during the calendar year 1894 VIL - Bars manufactured during the calendar year 1894, by weight. Viii.-bars manufactured during the calendar year 1894, by value IX. - Mutilated and uncurrent gold and silver domestic coins melted during the calendar year 1894. X. - Quantity and cost of silver used in coinage of silver dollars during the calendar year XI. - Material used in subsidiary silver coinage during the calendar year 1894 XII. - Silver for subsidiary coinage during the calendar year 1894 XIII. - Coinage of the United States during the calendar year 1894. XIV. - Assets and liabilities of mints and assay ofiices, December 31. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Production of the Precious Metals in the United States During the Calendar Year 1894 (Classic Reprint) written by United States Mint and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Director of the Mint Upon the Production of the Precious Metals in the United States During the Calendar Year 1894 Turkey Uruguay Venezuela part II.I. - general statistics: table I. - Deposits and purchases of gold and silver, by weight, during the calendar year 1894 II. - Deposits and purchases of gold and silver, by value, during the calendar year 1894 III. - Deposits of unrefined gold of domestic production, by weight, during the calendar year 1894 IV. - Deposits of unrefined gold of domestic production, by value, during the calendar year 1894 v.-deposits of unrefined silver of domestic production, by weight, during the calendar year 1894 VL - Deposits of unrefined silver of domestic production, by value, during the calendar year 1894 VIL - Bars manufactured during the calendar year 1894, by weight. Viii.-bars manufactured during the calendar year 1894, by value IX. - Mutilated and uncurrent gold and silver domestic coins melted during the calendar year 1894. X. - Quantity and cost of silver used in coinage of silver dollars during the calendar year XI. - Material used in subsidiary silver coinage during the calendar year 1894 XII. - Silver for subsidiary coinage during the calendar year 1894 XIII. - Coinage of the United States during the calendar year 1894. XIV. - Assets and liabilities of mints and assay ofiices, December 31. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion

Author: Jacob R. Eckfeldt

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2019-01-14

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781397279705

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Excerpt from New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion: With Mint Values A small volume was published by the Assayers of the Mint of the United States, in the early part of the last year entitled, New Varieties of Coins and Bul lion. It was designed as a convenient and authentic manual for individuals or insti tutions dealing in the precious metals, and especially those engaged in the California trade, then newly Opened. It also served the purpose of a supplement to a larger work by the same authors on the same subject, issued in 1842. As a separate publi cation, the edition was exhausted in a few months. The lapse of time and change of circumstances have required that it should be taken apart, reconstructed, and in various respects essentially altered; of course with a view to improvement, and to making the book as fresh as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion written by Jacob R. Eckfeldt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins, Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion: With Mint Values A small volume was published by the Assayers of the Mint of the United States, in the early part of the last year entitled, New Varieties of Coins and Bul lion. It was designed as a convenient and authentic manual for individuals or insti tutions dealing in the precious metals, and especially those engaged in the California trade, then newly Opened. It also served the purpose of a supplement to a larger work by the same authors on the same subject, issued in 1842. As a separate publi cation, the edition was exhausted in a few months. The lapse of time and change of circumstances have required that it should be taken apart, reconstructed, and in various respects essentially altered; of course with a view to improvement, and to making the book as fresh as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Spoon

Author: Thomas Ewbank

Publisher:

Published: 1844

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13:

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Transactions of the Society of Literary & Scientific Chiffoniers; being essays on primitive arts in domestic life. The Spoon, with upwards of one hundred illustrations, etc

Author: Hab'k O. WESTMAN (pseud. [i.e. Thomas Ewbank.])

Publisher:

Published: 1844

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Book Synopsis Transactions of the Society of Literary & Scientific Chiffoniers; being essays on primitive arts in domestic life. The Spoon, with upwards of one hundred illustrations, etc by : Hab'k O. WESTMAN (pseud. [i.e. Thomas Ewbank.])

Download or read book Transactions of the Society of Literary & Scientific Chiffoniers; being essays on primitive arts in domestic life. The Spoon, with upwards of one hundred illustrations, etc written by Hab'k O. WESTMAN (pseud. [i.e. Thomas Ewbank.]) and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gold and Prices Since 1873 (Classic Reprint)

Author: James Laurence Laughlin

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-16

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9781528470469

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Excerpt from Gold and Prices Since 1873 Frewen, Nineteenth Century, October, 1885, p. 595, carries the error still further by claiming that prices change with the production of gold. One can not weigu much weight to Mr. Frewen, when he declares that capital is spent rather than accumulated in the United States, because of the heavy taxation 1 (p. Dr. Soetbeer, Materialien, p. 81, reminds us that both Huskisson and Jacob attributed the depression which prevailed in Europe after 1815 to a scarcity of the precious metals. He also mentions an interesting book by J. Helferich, published in 1843, which combated the Quantitats-theorie, and explained that credit can separate the function of a medium of exchange from that of a measure of value, and can serve as the former without affecting the latter. Most German bimetallists (excepting Dr. Arendt) agree with Messrs. Gifien and Goschen in attributing the fall in prices and the depression of trade to the scarcity of gold. But, on the other hand, Bourne, Journal of Statistical Society, June, 1879, p. 417, who denies the scarcity of gold, claims, with Mul hall, that the quantity of gold has no relation to prices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Gold and Prices Since 1873 (Classic Reprint) written by James Laurence Laughlin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Gold and Prices Since 1873 Frewen, Nineteenth Century, October, 1885, p. 595, carries the error still further by claiming that prices change with the production of gold. One can not weigu much weight to Mr. Frewen, when he declares that capital is spent rather than accumulated in the United States, because of the heavy taxation 1 (p. Dr. Soetbeer, Materialien, p. 81, reminds us that both Huskisson and Jacob attributed the depression which prevailed in Europe after 1815 to a scarcity of the precious metals. He also mentions an interesting book by J. Helferich, published in 1843, which combated the Quantitats-theorie, and explained that credit can separate the function of a medium of exchange from that of a measure of value, and can serve as the former without affecting the latter. Most German bimetallists (excepting Dr. Arendt) agree with Messrs. Gifien and Goschen in attributing the fall in prices and the depression of trade to the scarcity of gold. But, on the other hand, Bourne, Journal of Statistical Society, June, 1879, p. 417, who denies the scarcity of gold, claims, with Mul hall, that the quantity of gold has no relation to prices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Current Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations

Author: Ivan Charles Michels

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9781334474262

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Excerpt from The Current Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations: Together With Their Weights, Fineness and Intrinsic Value, Reduced to the Standard of the United States Quarter-eagle. - Similar to the quarter-eagle of 1797, but with thirteen instead of sixteen stars. Size 13. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book The Current Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations written by Ivan Charles Michels and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Current Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations: Together With Their Weights, Fineness and Intrinsic Value, Reduced to the Standard of the United States Quarter-eagle. - Similar to the quarter-eagle of 1797, but with thirteen instead of sixteen stars. Size 13. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Silver and Gold (Classic Reprint)

Author: Henry Hucks Gibbs

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 9781330819340

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Excerpt from Silver and Gold I agree with you in thinking that the depreciation of Silver and the unsettled state of the market for that metal contribute largely to the present condition of trade; for not only does the low price of Silver inflict heavy losses on the Government of India and upon all who have fixed incomes payable in Silver, but the unsettled state of the market imparts, through the unusual fluctuation of the Exchanges, a character of speculation if not (as Mr. Stanhope says in a speech lately delivered) of gambling, to the business of all those in Gold-using countries who have dealings with the dwellers in countries that use Silver: they can make no just estimate of what they have to receive for their goods; the thing that they do receive is for them a commodity, just as wool is, or bark, or silk, or tea - neither more nor less. I have been answered as to this point, that the merchant does know what he has to receive; for remittances being made in bills, it is all a matter of exchange, which must of necessity be subject to fluctuations. But I reply that it is precisely because it 25 a matter of exchange that my statement is correct. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Silver and Gold (Classic Reprint) written by Henry Hucks Gibbs and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Silver and Gold I agree with you in thinking that the depreciation of Silver and the unsettled state of the market for that metal contribute largely to the present condition of trade; for not only does the low price of Silver inflict heavy losses on the Government of India and upon all who have fixed incomes payable in Silver, but the unsettled state of the market imparts, through the unusual fluctuation of the Exchanges, a character of speculation if not (as Mr. Stanhope says in a speech lately delivered) of gambling, to the business of all those in Gold-using countries who have dealings with the dwellers in countries that use Silver: they can make no just estimate of what they have to receive for their goods; the thing that they do receive is for them a commodity, just as wool is, or bark, or silk, or tea - neither more nor less. I have been answered as to this point, that the merchant does know what he has to receive; for remittances being made in bills, it is all a matter of exchange, which must of necessity be subject to fluctuations. But I reply that it is precisely because it 25 a matter of exchange that my statement is correct. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Europe, America, and Technology: Philosophical Perspectives

Author: P.T. Durbin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1991-07-31

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780792312543

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As Europe moves toward 1992 and full economic unity, and as Eastern Europe tries to find its way in the new economic order, the United States hesitates. Will the new European economic order be good for the U.S. or not? Such a question is exacerbated by world-wide changes in the technological order, most evident in Japan's new techno-economic power. As might be expected, philosophers have been slow to come to grips with such issues, and lack of interest is compounded by different philosophical styles in different parts of the world. What this volume addresses is more a matter of conflicting styles than a substantive confrontation with the real-world issues. But there is some attempt to be concrete. The symposium on Ivan Illich - with contributions from philosophers and social critics at the Penns- vania State University, where Illich has taught for several years - may suggest the old cliche of Old World vs. New World. Illich's fulminations against technology are often dismissed by Americans as old-world-style prophecy, while Illich seems largely unknown in his native Europe. But Albert Borgmann, born in Germany though now settled in the U.S., shows that this old dichotomy is difficult to maintain in our technological world. Borgmann's focus is on urgent technological problems that have become almost painfully evident in both Europe and America.

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Download or read book Europe, America, and Technology: Philosophical Perspectives written by P.T. Durbin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1991-07-31 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Europe moves toward 1992 and full economic unity, and as Eastern Europe tries to find its way in the new economic order, the United States hesitates. Will the new European economic order be good for the U.S. or not? Such a question is exacerbated by world-wide changes in the technological order, most evident in Japan's new techno-economic power. As might be expected, philosophers have been slow to come to grips with such issues, and lack of interest is compounded by different philosophical styles in different parts of the world. What this volume addresses is more a matter of conflicting styles than a substantive confrontation with the real-world issues. But there is some attempt to be concrete. The symposium on Ivan Illich - with contributions from philosophers and social critics at the Penns- vania State University, where Illich has taught for several years - may suggest the old cliche of Old World vs. New World. Illich's fulminations against technology are often dismissed by Americans as old-world-style prophecy, while Illich seems largely unknown in his native Europe. But Albert Borgmann, born in Germany though now settled in the U.S., shows that this old dichotomy is difficult to maintain in our technological world. Borgmann's focus is on urgent technological problems that have become almost painfully evident in both Europe and America.