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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... expressed by H. L. Mencken fifty years ago , when he said that there is no idea so stupid that you can't find a professor who will believe it . This is more an accusation than an explanation , although there is probably something to it ...
... expressed by H. L. Mencken fifty years ago , when he said that there is no idea so stupid that you can't find a professor who will believe it . This is more an accusation than an explanation , although there is probably something to it ...
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... expression to its idea of what constitutes legitimate knowledge . At the present time , some accept this idea and some do not , and the resulting contro- versy weakens the university's function as an information con- trol center . The ...
... expression to its idea of what constitutes legitimate knowledge . At the present time , some accept this idea and some do not , and the resulting contro- versy weakens the university's function as an information con- trol center . The ...
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... expression of humanity's crea- tiveness , as a total , integrated response to fundamental ques- tions about the meaning of existence . The course would be descriptive , promoting no particular religion but illuminating the metaphors ...
... expression of humanity's crea- tiveness , as a total , integrated response to fundamental ques- tions about the meaning of existence . The course would be descriptive , promoting no particular religion but illuminating the metaphors ...
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The Judgment of Thamus | 3 |
From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
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