Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
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Title | Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology |
Publication Type | Book |
Pub Year | 1993 |
Authors | Postman, N. |
Publisher | Vintage |
Keywords | machine, neo-Taylorism |
Notes |
neo-Taylorism, machine"In the work of Frederick Taylor we have, I believe, the first clear statement that society is best served when human beings are placed at the disposal of their techniques and technology, that human beings are, in a sense, worth less than their machinery." (p. 52) |