Surviving the age of virtual reality /

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As the technological phenomenon known as the worldwide web permeates civilization, it creates some cultures and destroys others. In this pioneering book, philosopher Thomas Langan explores "virtual reality"Can inherently contradictory phrase"and the effects of technology on our very b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Langan, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Meaning (Philosophy)
Civilization, Modern > 20th century.
Signification (Philosophie)
Civilisation > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Modern.
Civilization, Modern
Virtuele werkelijkheid.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Where Are We?
  • Introduction: Welcome to the HTXI
  • The Seeds of the HTX
  • The Essence and Anatomy of the HTX
  • The Heart of HTX Capitalism: Caput, Capital Flow, and Information
  • How to Survive
  • Don't Lose Contact with Reality ... but First, What Is Real? Into the Oreams and Reality of Social Engineering
  • Gigantomachia: The Clash of Anthropologies.

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