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Works by Henryk Skolimowski:

100

Analytical Linguistic Marxism in Poland
History of 20th-century analytical philosophy in Poland.

101

Praxiology--The Science of Accomplished Acting
An assessment of Kotarbinski's theory of action.

103

The Structure of Thinking in Technology
A sympathetic account of technology, arguing that society is still in control of technological progress.

105

Knowledge and Man
Sympathetic assessment of science and the need for a continual progress in knowledge.

107

The 'Monster' of Technology
Argues that humanity is still in control of technology, and still capable to manage it wisely

108

A Diagnosis of Contemporary Philosophy
Compares philosophy of the 60's to the 30's and 40's. First proposes that 'knowledge and mind are a unity'.

109

The Technological Society and Human Values
Argues for a 'realistic' view of technology, neither optimist nor pessimist. Discussion of Ellul. Introduces notion of 'technological values'.

110

On the Concept of Truth in Science and in Technology
Science deals with an 'objective' reality, whereas technology 'creates' reality.

111

Technology and Philosophy
First move toward anti-technological view: 'Technology changes society and man, and thus changes philosophy'.

112

The Semantic Environment in the Age of Advertising
Critique against advertising uses of language.

113

Human Space in the Technological Age
Technology increasingly narrows the range of human expression, thus increasing the 'density' of human space

114

Knowledge, Language and Rationality
Epistemology has primacy over linguistics, and rationality has primacy over knowledge.

117

Problems of Truth in Technology
Argues for a 'dialectical' approach to technology, as a dialogue with social wants and values.

120

Open Marxism and Its Consequences
A proposal to classify 4 versions of Marxism: historical, dialectical, praxiological, and alienating.

121

Are there no Consequences of Open Marxism?
A response to critics: Marxism is no longer viable.

123

Technology--The Seducer
Newspaper interview. Critical of destructive technological values.

126

Epistemology, The Mind and the Computer
Major philosophical paper, arguing against artificial intelligence. 2nd and more detailed (than #108) articulation that mind and knowledge are a unity.

129

Science and the Modern Predicament
Influential article exploring whether in fact society controls, or is controlled by, science.

134

The Twilight of Physical Descriptions and the Ascent of Normative Models
Extended argument against objectivist and mechanistic models of reality.

135

Ecological Humanism
Introduces concept of 'ecological humanism'. First discussion of 'world as sanctuary'.

136

Methodology and Marxism-Rejoinder
Marxism is not so different than capitalism: both are materialist, technological systems.

137

Problems of Rationality in Biology
Extended crititque of 'objective' science, arguing instead for a form of 'evolutionary rationality'.

139

The Scientific World View and the Illusion of Progress
Important article, arguing that conventional notions of progress are materialistic, exploitive, and parasitic.

140

The Search for Objectivity in Peirce & Popper: Part II
Survey of Popper's philosophy.

141

The Search for Objectivity in Peirce & Popper: Part III
Comparison of theories of Peirce and Popper.

145

A Way out of the Abyss
Influential article calling for a new worldview to deal with the phenomenon of technology.

700

Is Environmentalism our New God?
Response to a critic who derides the environmental movement as a quasi-religion.

701

Is it Time for the United States to Disband?
Calls for radical decentralization as a solution to ineffective government. More relevant than ever.

702

Ecophilosophy as a Guide to Social Change
Further elaboration of ideas of decentralization and deindustrialization.

703

Participatory Chaos: An Analytic Model of Consciousness
An early and ground-breaking presentation of a new theory of 'participatory mind', based on chaos theory

704

The Ethics of Free Trade
Argues against globalization, and against dehumanizing social values.

705

Convivial Communities
A novel approach toward quantifying 'human scale'. Argues that most nations far exceed their optimum population size.

706

Computers are Good for Kids? It's a Myth
Brief but concise summary of the case against using computers in elementary schools.

707

Panpsychism as an Underlying Theme in Western Philosophy
Lengthy article presenting the extensive historical basis for panpsychism. Implicitly undercuts the mechanistic worldview.