02516cam a22003493u 4500 75418 UtSlPG 20260610134738.0 m cr n 260607r20251926utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 HD Garrett, Garet, 1878-1954 Ouroboros; or, the mechanical extension of mankind Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier To-day and to-morrow series Release date is 2025-02-19 Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Ouroboros; or, the mechanical extension of mankind" by Garet Garrett is a philosophical treatise written in the early 20th century. The work explores the evolution of humanity in relation to machines and mechanical inventions and examines how these advancements have transformed society, economics, and the nature of toil. The thematic insight focuses on humanity's unending quest to escape labor through mechanization, only to find themselves entrenched in an even more profound cycle of production and consumption. At the start of the treatise, the author presents a narrative of humanity's historical struggle to escape the burdens of work, tracing this journey from the agricultural society to the age of machines. He discusses how the advent of technology and efficient machinery aimed to liberate individuals from manual labor but ultimately resulted in an overwhelming obligation to maintain and feed the very systems designed to serve them. As Garrett delves into the paradox of surplus production and the implications of mechanization, he raises thought-provoking questions about the nature of economic necessity and human fulfillment in the industrial landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1926 Machinery Machinery in the workplace To-day and to-morrow series https://archive.org/details/ouroborosormecha00garruoft/page/n7/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75418 116143 116143