Technological System and the Problem of Desymbolization

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Technological System and the Problem of Desymbolization. / Hui, Yuk.
Jacques Ellul and the Technological Society in 21st Century. Hrsg. / Helena M. Jerónimo; José Luís Garcia; Carl Mitcham. Dordrecht: Springer, 2013. S. 73-82 (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology; Band 13).

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Hui, Y 2013, Technological System and the Problem of Desymbolization. in HM Jerónimo, JL Garcia & C Mitcham (Hrsg.), Jacques Ellul and the Technological Society in 21st Century. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, Bd. 13, Springer, Dordrecht, S. 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6658-7_6

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Hui, Y. (2013). Technological System and the Problem of Desymbolization. In H. M. Jerónimo, J. L. Garcia, & C. Mitcham (Hrsg.), Jacques Ellul and the Technological Society in 21st Century (S. 73-82). (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology; Band 13). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6658-7_6

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Hui Y. Technological System and the Problem of Desymbolization. in Jerónimo HM, Garcia JL, Mitcham C, Hrsg., Jacques Ellul and the Technological Society in 21st Century. Dordrecht: Springer. 2013. S. 73-82. (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-6658-7_6

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