Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Technology, Ecology, & Communication
Chapter 2: In Apprehending Technology, Bypass the Foucauldian Framework
Chapter 3: Science Defined in Terms of Object Versus Method of Study: The Problematics of the Two Approaches
Chapter 4: Diverse Objects, Diverse Subjects: An Inquest into a State of Pre- Fragmentation Termed Science
Chapter 5:The Argument Concerning the Christian-Religious Inception of Science
Chapter 6: Mystique & Domination: A Matter of Mutual Reinforcement
The Theological Substructure of the Dominant Notion of Science
Chapter 7: Some Terminological Revelations Through European History: The Invalidity of Science as a Theoretical Concept
Chapter 8: Science: A Basket Category
And why Science-Technology Differential Matters to Communication
Chapter 9: An Eco-Communicative Theory of Technology
Chapter 10: The Principle of Proximation: Proximate & Distant Technologies
Chapter 11: The Principle of Temporality: Newer, Older, Obsolete, & Antiquated Technologies
Chapter 12: The Principle of Concentration: Concentrative & Disseminative Technologies
Chapter 13: The Principle of Anthropocentrism: Meat Technologies; Technologies of Polity; Communication Technologies
Chapter 14: The Principle of Uncertainty: Uncertain Technologies
Chapter 15: The Unprincipled Case of the Technologies of Development
Chapter 16: Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the Author

Piyush Mathur is an independent scholar.

Reviews

This book is brilliantly researched and opens a new chapter in a heated debate on science and technology. The author critically re-thinks some of the basic notions of our civilization, providing new answers to troubling environmental questions. Technological Forms and Ecological Communication: A Theoretical Heuristic is modern philosophy at its brightest.
*Viacheslav Kudashov, Siberian Federal University*

Technological Forms and Ecological Communication: A Theoretical Heuristic is a remarkable achievement. Mathur's critical explorations of how technology, ecology, and communication must be reappraised today from a comprehensively global perspective make this study essential reading for those engaged in communication, development, science and technology, or environmental studies.
*Timothy W. Luke, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*

With boundless intellect and compassion Piyush Mathur elucidates the centuries-long evolution of our contemporary concepts of science, technology, and communication. In so doing, he reveals their inherent vagueness and relativity, while presenting brave insights into how to address anew our planetary distress. A stunning contribution!
*Chellis Glendinning, Independent scholar and psychologist*