Stand out of our Light Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy

Stand out of our Light Freedom and Resistance in the Attention Economy

Are the systems of intelligent persuasion developed by today's tech giants a threat to human freedom? Drawing on insights from Ancient Greece through to Silicon Valley, Williams argues that liberating human attention may be the defining moral and political task of the Information Age. This titl...

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Main Author: Williams, James (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
Series:Social Sciences
Subjects:
Political science & theory
Impact of science & technology on society
Ethics & moral philosophy
Social & political philosophy
Other technologies & applied sciences
technology and society
democracy
decision-making
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Summary:Are the systems of intelligent persuasion developed by today's tech giants a threat to human freedom? Drawing on insights from Ancient Greece through to Silicon Valley, Williams argues that liberating human attention may be the defining moral and political task of the Information Age. This title is also available as Open Access.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (144 p.)
ISBN:9781108453004
9781108429092
9781108452991
DOI:10.1017/9781108453004
Access:Open Access

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