Talk:Lewis Mumford
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[edit] Mumford's 3 epoch's of civilization
Cut the following from the article for the time being. I believe his categorization of history is important, however, I think the following snippet is pretty awkward without an adequate description of the aspects and implications of his categorization of history.
I've read Myth of the Machine (1 and 2) and didn't really see much about the below. Perhaps the following ideas were explored in another book. Someone who has read that book will come along may happen upon the below and create at least a stub concerning the below:
- Mumford divides human civilization into three distinct epochs:
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- Eotechnic (the middle ages)
- Paleotechnic (the time of the industrial revolution) and
- Neotechnic (later, present-day)
Yeago 06:38, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- These are described in much detail in Technics and Civilization. I've returned this section to the article, and will expand on them at a later time.--mtz206 14:10, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
- I really do look forward to it.Yeago 02:59, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Philosopher or Historian
I dithered on this categorization a long time and errored, probably, in thinking that he could be only one and not the other. And I agree, he really is both. I've categorized him again as a philosopher of tech; but left the history category, too.
It's an excellent article that explains his concepts well. --RedJ 17 20:53, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
- Its really no problem. I should have just readded Hist/Tech instead of reverting. Doh well, thanks for returning to correct the problem. =)Yeago 21:12, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
