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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... knowledge made available by the technology . In his book The Bias of Communication , Innis pro- vides many historical examples of how a new technology " busted up " a traditional knowledge monopoly and created a new one presided over by ...
... knowledge made available by the technology . In his book The Bias of Communication , Innis pro- vides many historical examples of how a new technology " busted up " a traditional knowledge monopoly and created a new one presided over by ...
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... knowledge acquired through the written word - eventu- ally became the pre - eminent form of knowledge valued by the schools . There is no reason to suppose that such a form of knowledge must always remain so highly valued . To take ...
... knowledge acquired through the written word - eventu- ally became the pre - eminent form of knowledge valued by the schools . There is no reason to suppose that such a form of knowledge must always remain so highly valued . To take ...
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... knowledge of the arts and religion , and the continuity of human enterprise . It is education as an excellent corrective to the antihistorical , information - saturated , technology - loving character of Technopoly . Let us consider ...
... knowledge of the arts and religion , and the continuity of human enterprise . It is education as an excellent corrective to the antihistorical , information - saturated , technology - loving character of Technopoly . Let us consider ...
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From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
The Improbable World | 56 |
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