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His questions can be asked about all technologies and media. What happens to us when we become infatuated with and then seduced by them? Do they free us or imprison us? Do they improve or degrade democracy? Do they make our leaders more accountable or less so? Our system more transparent or less so? Do they make us better citizens or better consume
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argument
Gary Gutting • What Philosophy Can Do
experimenting with self-governance in the streets.
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
freedom of thought and correctness of thought,
Gary Gutting • What Philosophy Can Do
As information technology alters the logic of battle, it will antiquate the myths of citizenship just as assuredly as gunpowder antiquated medieval chivalry.
James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg • The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
the new millennium it became apparent to anyone with eyes to
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Nathan Gardels • The Perils Of Smashing The Past
The daily glitter of high-tech novelty rides upon slow currents.
Kevin Kelly • The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
providing a forum for public discourse.