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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... possible to respect tradition itself and to find sustenance in ritual and myth . It was possible to believe in social responsibility and the practicality of individual action . It was even possible to believe in common sense and the ...
... possible to respect tradition itself and to find sustenance in ritual and myth . It was possible to believe in social responsibility and the practicality of individual action . It was even possible to believe in common sense and the ...
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... possible that in the future computers will emerge as a new kind of book , expanding and enriching the tradition of writing technologies . 13 Since printing created new forms of literature when it replaced the handwritten manuscript , it ...
... possible that in the future computers will emerge as a new kind of book , expanding and enriching the tradition of writing technologies . 13 Since printing created new forms of literature when it replaced the handwritten manuscript , it ...
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... possible a sophisticated mathematics which , in turn , led to one of the most powerful technologies now in use : statistics . Statistics makes possible new perceptions and realities by making visible large - scale patterns . Its uses in ...
... possible a sophisticated mathematics which , in turn , led to one of the most powerful technologies now in use : statistics . Statistics makes possible new perceptions and realities by making visible large - scale patterns . Its uses in ...
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The Judgment of Thamus | 3 |
From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
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