Annual Editions: Computers In Society (Paperback)

~ Kathryn Schellenberg (Author)

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A compilation of articles from such public press sources as Technology Review, Communications of the ACM, and Training looks at the use of computers and the increasingly important roles they play in our lives. These selections examine the role computers play in our economy, our workplaces, our social institutions and explore the implications for social interaction and social values.

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• Paperback
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin; 9 edition (August 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072479876
• ISBN-13: 978-0072479874
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,470,962 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Society of the Spectacular, February 23, 2004

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This review is from: Annual Editions: Computers in Society 04/05 (Paperback)

The economic system founded on isolation is a circular production of isolation. The technology is based on isolation, and the technical process isolates in turn. All goods selected by the spectacular system are also its weapons for a constant reinforcement of the conditions of isolation of "lonely crowds". The spectacle constantly rediscovers its own assumptions more concretely.

The alienation of the spectacular to the profit of the contemplated object is expressed in the following way: the more he contemplates, the less he lives; the more he accepts recognizing himself in the dominant images of need, the less he understands his own existence and his own desires.