Guide to the Records of the Symposium on Science/Technology and Human Values held at Troy State University Dothan
Record Group 063
Date Span: 1988
Extent: 0.1 cubic feet
Historial Sketch: Troy State University Dothan, with a grant from the Alabama Humanities Foundation,
supported the Symposium which took place in April and May of 1988 at the Dothan Opera
House, Dothan, AL . The Symposium covered 3 subtopics : 1) Emergence of science/technology
as depicted in humanities, 2) Technology, controversies & polity, 3) Technology: a
two-edged sword & the place of human values . Its purpose was to show how "humanities
fit into today's technological society and what part such disciplines as history,
ethics, literature, and sociology can play". (Source: Frank M. Lovrich, "Symposium
on Science/Technology & Human Values," p. 2. See below)
Scope / Content: Contains typescripts of all papers presented at the Symposium:
Preferred Citation: [Item], Symposium on Science/Technology and Human Values Records at TSUD, RG063. Wiregrass
Archives, Troy University Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
Access/User Limits: Open for access. Use and copying governed by the Fair Use standard of the applicable
copyright laws.
INVENTORY
063-06-0106-Item 1 "Symposium on Science/Technology & Human Values", Dr. Frank Lovrich, Troy State University at Dothan, Dothan, AL.
063-06-0106-Item 2 "The 'New Regime' of Modernity: Values for a Global Society", Dr. Walter L. Adamson, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
063-06-0106-Item 3 "Technology: Savior or Destroyer?", Dr. Joseph Mitchell, Troy State University, Troy, AL.
063-06-0106-Item 4 "Soviet Technology and the United States", Dr. Albert P. Hughes, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
063-06-0106-Item 5 "A Sociological Perspective on Technological Change", Dr. David L. Smith, Georgia Southwestern College, Americus, GA.
Contact Us
Wiregrass Archives
Troy University Dothan Campus
Everett 128
502 University Dr.
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-983-6556 x21327
Email: wiregrassarchives@troy.edu