The Prometheus Complex:

The advance of technology is no so conscious and rational as we are made to believe. man is obsessed with superior technology, he is driven by feelings of rivalry, fear and aggression. That is why Prometheus acts as a model in this study. The Prometheus Complex provides a penetrating analysis of how ancient and modern man faces technical change. It explores the unconscious roots and repercussions of technological progress, and demonstrates that technology throughout history always had to overcome taboos. man had to suppress feelings of awe and fear toward the overwhelming powers of the their gods and nature itself. This revealing study examines technological breakthroughs such as fire making, mining, anatomy and genetic engineering. Using insights from sociology, engineering science and anthropology, psychology, neuroscience, paleontology, and history, it puts the making an using of material artifacts in a different light. Unless we understand the nature of man's obsession we will not be able to solve the immense problems surrounding technology. The Prometheus Complex is a key text for students and scholars of sociology, engineering, psychology, history and economics. In exploring the unconscious it avoids the rational bias of prevailing technology studies. It concludes with a general model that tempts the reader to further model building.