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Like the idea of ideology, simulation is a politial theory, but it has also become a deeply pessimistic theory of the end of history and the impossibility of positive change. Sean Cubitt argues for a critical and selective use of the concept.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cubitt, Sean, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2001.
Series:Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Sociology > Methodology.
Simulation methods.
Sociologie > Méthodologie.
Méthodes de simulation.
simulation methods.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Simulation methods
Sociology > Methodology
Cultuurfilosofie.
Theorievorming.
Simulatie.
Cultuurpessimisme.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: The Long Term; Section I
  • Theories; 1
  • Values, Signs and Subjects; 2
  • Technology, Information and Reason; 3
  • The Poetics of Pessimism; 4
  • Making Sense of Simulation; Section II
  • Cases; 5
  • Disney World Culture; 6
  • War in the Persian Gulf; 7
  • Working with Computers; Conclusion
  • 8
  • Pessimism of the Intelect, Optimism of the Will; Annotated Bibliography of Further Reading; References; Index.

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