{"product_id":"cult-of-information-a-neo-luddite-treatise-on-high-tech-artificial-intelligence-and-the-true-art-of-thinking","title":"Cult of Information: A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking","description":"As we devote ever-increasing resources to providing, or prohibiting, access to information via computer, Theodore Roszak reminds us that voluminous information does not necessarily lead to sound thinking. \"Data glut\" obscures basic questions of justice and purpose and may even hinder rather than enhance our productivity.\n\nIn this revised and updated edition of The Cult of Information, Roszak reviews the disruptive role the computer has come to play in international finance and the way in which \"edutainment\" software and computer games degrade the literacy of children. At the same time, he finds hopeful new ways in which the library and free citizens' access to the Internet and the national data-highway can turn computer technology into a democratic and liberating force. Roszak's examination of the place of computer technology in our culture is essential reading for all those who use computers, who are intimidated by computers, or who are concerned with the appropriate role of computers in the education of our children.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0520085841\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0520085841.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Roszak, Theodore\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41580349423674,"sku":"DBV.0520085841.G","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0520085841-0.jpg?v=1785990839","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/cult-of-information-a-neo-luddite-treatise-on-high-tech-artificial-intelligence-and-the-true-art-of-thinking","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}