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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... mind . It consists in the deification of technol- ogy , which means that the culture seeks its authorization in technology , finds its satisfactions in technology , and takes its orders from technology . This requires the development of ...
... mind . It consists in the deification of technol- ogy , which means that the culture seeks its authorization in technology , finds its satisfactions in technology , and takes its orders from technology . This requires the development of ...
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... minds at ease or , rather , to sleep . In any case , it constrains us from making complaints or accusations . In part ... mind . I do not wish to go as far as Weizenbaum in saying that computers are merely ingenious devices to fulfill ...
... minds at ease or , rather , to sleep . In any case , it constrains us from making complaints or accusations . In part ... mind . I do not wish to go as far as Weizenbaum in saying that computers are merely ingenious devices to fulfill ...
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... mind , and in particular no limits to the power of scientific research . The most famous expression of what may be called " scientific hubris " appeared in Pierre - Simon de Laplace's Essai philosophique sur les probabilités , published ...
... mind , and in particular no limits to the power of scientific research . The most famous expression of what may be called " scientific hubris " appeared in Pierre - Simon de Laplace's Essai philosophique sur les probabilités , published ...
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From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
The Improbable World | 56 |
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