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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... school , which took shape in the seventeenth century . In 1480 , before the information explosion , there were thirty - four schools in all of England . By 1660 , there were 444 , one school for every twelve square miles . There were ...
... school , which took shape in the seventeenth century . In 1480 , before the information explosion , there were thirty - four schools in all of England . By 1660 , there were 444 , one school for every twelve square miles . There were ...
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... school . I agree that our students should know about such things , but we must still address the question , What is ... schools chemistry is still taught as if students were being trained to be druggists . To suggest , therefore , that ...
... school . I agree that our students should know about such things , but we must still address the question , What is ... schools chemistry is still taught as if students were being trained to be druggists . To suggest , therefore , that ...
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... schools must make available the products of classical art forms precisely because they are not so available and because they demand a different order of sensibility and response . In our present circumstances , there is no excuse for ...
... schools must make available the products of classical art forms precisely because they are not so available and because they demand a different order of sensibility and response . In our present circumstances , there is no excuse for ...
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From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
The Improbable World | 56 |
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