>Bob McDaniel wrote:
>>
>> Eva Durant wrote:
>>
>> >.....
>> >> Books by Beniger (The Control Revolution) and Kelly (Out of Control)
>> >> suggest, to me, the popularization of the ideas of cybernetics
>> >> (communication and control). Absorption by the general populace of such
>> >> ideas, reflected in current art (drugs and music (forms of control!)), may
>> >> inspire the changes in consciousness that you seek.
>[snip]
Brad McCormick wrote:
>
>What is the big to-do about this Beninger book? I had to
>read it as a class assignment when it first came out, and,
>for the last couple years, I've been using it as a pedastal
>for a small wood sculpture. I think I had trouble keeping
>awake reading it. What on earth did I miss?
>
Really did not intend a "big to-do"! What struck me is the _titles_ of the
two books. The authors have identified what may be a key dimension and
including the word "control" in the titles seemed to imply that the
publishers felt it would have some significance for many prospective
readers. That is why I chose to consider it evidence of "popularization". I
recall being disappointed in the content of Beninger's book but,
fortunately, read a library copy!
>Now, on the other hand, there is Jacques Ellul (_The Techonlogical
>Society_, _The Techonolgical System_, _The Technological Bluff_, etc.),
>there's Arnold Gehlen's _Man in the Age of Technology_, Joseph
>Weizenbaum's _Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to
>Calculation_, Ithiel de Sola Pool's _Technologies of
>Freedom_, David Landes's _Revolution in Time_, Shoshanna Zuboff's
>_In the Age of the Smart Machine_....
>
>Did one of the masterworks of World Civilization go over my head
>as my eyes scanned the "bar codes"?
>
Am I to infer from your query that the books you list above (most of which
I've read, too) are to be considered "masterworks of World Civilization"?
If so, why?
Bob
PS: Have just visited your website and think both design and content are
great. I'll have to return and explore some more.
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