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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... idea , only that it is peculiar . What is even more peculiar is that so many of us do not find the idea peculiar . To say that someone should be doing better work because he has an IQ of 134 , or that someone is a 7.2 on a sensitivity ...
... idea , only that it is peculiar . What is even more peculiar is that so many of us do not find the idea peculiar . To say that someone should be doing better work because he has an IQ of 134 , or that someone is a 7.2 on a sensitivity ...
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... 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 clearest symptom of ...
... 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 clearest symptom of ...
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... idea is , as noted , that the methods of the natural sciences can be applied to the study of human behavior . This idea is the backbone of much of psychology and sociology as practiced at least in America , and largely accounts for the ...
... idea is , as noted , that the methods of the natural sciences can be applied to the study of human behavior . This idea is the backbone of much of psychology and sociology as practiced at least in America , and largely accounts for the ...
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The Judgment of Thamus | 3 |
From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
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