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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... result in a shift in values ? Was adultery less or more frowned upon as a result ? By facilitating the privacy of sex , did matches alter the valuation placed upon it ? We can be sure that some changes in cultural values occurred ...
... result in a shift in values ? Was adultery less or more frowned upon as a result ? By facilitating the privacy of sex , did matches alter the valuation placed upon it ? We can be sure that some changes in cultural values occurred ...
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... result of it . He and his good friend Dr. Witherborne were taking a coach ride on a wintry day when , seeing snow on the ground , Bacon wondered if flesh might not be preserved in snow , as it is in salt . The two decided to find out at ...
... result of it . He and his good friend Dr. Witherborne were taking a coach ride on a wintry day when , seeing snow on the ground , Bacon wondered if flesh might not be preserved in snow , as it is in salt . The two decided to find out at ...
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... results . There are several conclusions that might be drawn from these results , one of which was expressed by H. L. Mencken fifty years ago , when he said that there is no idea so stupid that you can't find a professor who will believe ...
... results . There are several conclusions that might be drawn from these results , one of which was expressed by H. L. Mencken fifty years ago , when he said that there is no idea so stupid that you can't find a professor who will believe ...
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From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
The Improbable World | 56 |
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