Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to TechnologyKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 31 de mar. de 1993 - 240 páginas A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth. |
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... called ( in another human - machine metaphor ) a " virus . " As it happened , the in- truder was a self - contained program explicitly designed to dis- able computers , which is called a " worm . " But the technically incorrect term ...
... called ( in another human - machine metaphor ) a " virus . " As it happened , the in- truder was a self - contained program explicitly designed to dis- able computers , which is called a " worm . " But the technically incorrect term ...
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... called social science , consigning the methodology of the latter ( to quote Gunnar Myrdal ) to the status of the " metaphysi- cal and pseudo - objective . " 3 The status of social - science methods is further reduced by the fact that ...
... called social science , consigning the methodology of the latter ( to quote Gunnar Myrdal ) to the status of the " metaphysi- cal and pseudo - objective . " 3 The status of social - science methods is further reduced by the fact that ...
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... called " science " can provide us with an unimpeachable source of moral authority , a suprahuman basis for answers to questions like " What is life , and when , and why ? " " Why is death , and suffering ? " " What is right and wrong to ...
... called " science " can provide us with an unimpeachable source of moral authority , a suprahuman basis for answers to questions like " What is life , and when , and why ? " " Why is death , and suffering ? " " What is right and wrong to ...
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The Judgment of Thamus | 3 |
From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
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