10. Tools and Machines in Contemporary Life

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Table of Contents, Parts I–III VII
4. Part I. The World We Live In
5. 1. The Biological View of Human Nature 1
6. 2. The Social Environment 21
7. 3. Western Civilization 38
8. Part II. How We Come to Be What We Are
9. 4. General Phases of Human Development 55
10. 5. The Early Years 68
11. 6. The Later Years.– Adolescence and Maturity 86
12. 7. The Organization of the Intellectual Life 98
13. 8. The Developed Self – Personality and Character 116
14. Part III. Human Nature and Social Complexes
15. 9. Routines 135
16. 10. Tools and Machines in Contemporary Life 151
17. 11. Language 171
18. 12. Values 188
19. 13. Common-Sense, Opinion, and Innovation in the Group 204