The Cybernetic Revolution
Subtitle: and the Forthcoming Epoch of Self-Regulationg Systems
Publisher: "Uchitel" Publishing House
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Moscow, Russia
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9785705748778
Description: The monograph presents the newest trends in Global Technological Transformations.
In this monograph the authors describe general process of technological changes in the periods of production revolutions, such as Agrarian, Industrial and Cybernetic ones. Much information is given about upcoming trends of the Cybernetic revolution, as well as technological shifts in many areas of human knowledge which made a valuable contribution to medicine, bio- and nano- technology, robotics and other spheres of innovation. The authors conduct a detailed conversation about the phases of Cybernetic revolution and make predictions about the duration of its final phase. The text also comprises information about recent biological developments and how they interfere with human physiology.
Table of contents: label: Introduction
title: Between Human and Post-Human Revolutions or What Future is Awaiting Us?; label: Chapter 1
title: Global Technological Transformations: Theory and History; label: Chapter 2
title: The Characteristics and the Logic of the Cybernetic Revolution. MANBRIC-Technologies; label: Chapter 3
title: Medicine in the Cybernetic Revolution: Medicine and Medical Technologies as a Breakthrough to Control Over Human Body; label: Chapter 4
title: Biotechnologies within the Cybernetic Revolution: Biotechnologies and Creation of Self-Regulating Systems; label: Chapter 5
title: Nanotechnologies as the Way to Mastering the Microworld; label: Chapter 6
title: Robotics and Other Technologies in the Cybernetic Revolution; label: Afterword
title: Threats and Risks of the Future World of Self-Regulating Systems; label: Appendix 1
title: Some Issues in the Theory of Historical Process; label: Appendix 2
title: Mathematical Interpretation of Historical Process; label: Appendix 3
title: The Sixth Kondratieff Wave and the Cybernetic Revolution; title: References; title: About the Authors