| On the Internet Contributor(s): Dreyfus, Hurbert L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415228069 ISBN-13: 9780415228060 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: i On the Internet /i is a sharp and stimulating discussion of the promises of the internet. Going beyond the hype of the cybercrowd, Dreyfus, a celebrated writer on philosophy and technology, asks whether the internet can really bring humanity to a new level of community and solve the problems of mass education. Drawing on a diverse array of thinkers from Plato to Kierkegaard, i On the Internet /i is one of the first books to bring philosophical insight to the debate on how far the internet can and cannot take us. In discussing recent studies on the isolation experienced by many internet users, Dreyfus shows how the internet's privatization of experience ignores essential human capacities such as trust, moods, risk, shared local concerns and commitment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Computers | Social Aspects - Computers | Internet - General |
| Dewey: 303.48 |
| LCCN: 00046010 |
| Series: Thinking in Action |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.32" W x 8.08" (0.56 lbs) 138 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on a diverse array of thinkers from Plato to Kierkegaard, On the Internet is one of the first books to bring philosophical insight to the debate on how far the internet can and cannot take us. Dreyfus shows us the roots of the disembodied, free floating web surfer in Descartes' separation of mind and body, and how Kierkegaard's insights into the birth of the modern reading public anticipate the news-hungry, but disinterested risk avoiding internet junkie. Drawing on recent studies of the isolation experienced by many internet users, Dreyfus shows how the internet's privatisation of experience ignores essential human capacities such as trust, moods, risk, shared local concerns and commitment. On the Internet is essential reading for anyone on line and all those interested in our place in the e-revolution. |