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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... person today is about as credulous as was the average person in the Middle Ages . In the Middle Ages The Improbable World 57.
... person today is about as credulous as was the average person in the Middle Ages . In the Middle Ages The Improbable World 57.
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... person's intelligence . Intelligence is a general term used to denote one's capacity to solve real - life problems in a variety of novel contexts . It is acknowledged by everyone except experts that each person varies greatly in such ...
... person's intelligence . Intelligence is a general term used to denote one's capacity to solve real - life problems in a variety of novel contexts . It is acknowledged by everyone except experts that each person varies greatly in such ...
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... person , unless it is a person who possesses " skills . " In other words , a technocrat's ideal - a person with no commitment and no point of view but with plenty of marketable skills . Of course , we must not overestimate the ...
... person , unless it is a person who possesses " skills . " In other words , a technocrat's ideal - a person with no commitment and no point of view but with plenty of marketable skills . Of course , we must not overestimate the ...
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The Judgment of Thamus | 3 |
From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
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