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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... question , which I shall require you to answer exactly if you wish full credit : Thomas Jefferson died in the year . Suppose we now rephrase the question in multiple - choice form : Thomas Jefferson died in the year ( a ) 1788 ( b ) ...
... question , which I shall require you to answer exactly if you wish full credit : Thomas Jefferson died in the year . Suppose we now rephrase the question in multiple - choice form : Thomas Jefferson died in the year ( a ) 1788 ( b ) ...
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... question asked . ( I might point out that in the seminar held by the congressmen , not one asked a question about the ques- tions . They were interested in results , not in how these were obtained , and it did not seem to occur to them ...
... question asked . ( I might point out that in the seminar held by the congressmen , not one asked a question about the ques- tions . They were interested in results , not in how these were obtained , and it did not seem to occur to them ...
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... question , Can a nation retain a sense of cohesion and community by allowing into it people from all over the world ? And now comes the third - the great experi- ment of Technopoly - which poses the question , Can a nation preserve its ...
... question , Can a nation retain a sense of cohesion and community by allowing into it people from all over the world ? And now comes the third - the great experi- ment of Technopoly - which poses the question , Can a nation preserve its ...
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The Judgment of Thamus | 3 |
From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
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