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Prometheus Wired : The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology
by Darin Barney
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Overview
In Prometheus Wired, Darin Barney debunks claims that a networked society will provide the infrastructure for a political revolution and shows that the resources we need for understanding and making sound judgments about this new technology are surprisingly close at hand. By looking to thinkers who grappled with the relationship of society and technology, such as Plato, Aristotle, Marx, and Heidegger, Barney critically examines such assertions about the character of digital networks.
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- ISBN-13: 9780774807968
- ISBN-10: 0774807962
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Publish Date: May 2000
- Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.01 pounds
- Page Count: 350
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