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The Folly of Technological Solutionism
New York : PublicAffairs, 2013.
Format: Ebook
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Description: 1 online resource (433 pages)
The award-winning author of The Net Delusion shows how the radical transparency we've become accustomed to online may threaten the spirit of real-life democracy.
Contents:
Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Solutionism and Its Discontents; 2. The Nonsense of ""the Internet""- and How to Stop It; 3. So Open It Hurts; 4. How to Break Politics by Fixing It; 5. The Perils of Algorithmic Gatekeeping; 6. Less Crime, More Punishment; 7. Galton's iPhone; 8. The Superhuman Condition; 9. Smart Gadgets, Dumb Humans; Postscript; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index.
Subjects:
Internet -- Social aspects.
Internet in public administration.
Human services -- Technological innovations.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Liberty.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Internet in public administration.
Human services -- Technological innovations.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Liberty.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
ISBN:
9781610391399
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