The Internet of Us: Knowing More and Understanding Less in the Age of Big Data - Couverture souple

Lynch, Michael P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1631492772 ISBN 13 : 9781631492778

Editeur : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017

Synopsis

This book revolutionises our understanding of what it means to be human in the digital age.

This "fascinating new book" (The New Yorker) shows how our digital way of life makes us overvalue some ways of processing information over others and thus risks distorting what it means to be human. Lynch argues that it will be the way in which we adapt our minds to these new tools that will ultimately decide whether or not the "Internet of Things" will be a net gain for humanity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael P. Lynch is a writer and professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, where he directs the Humanities Institute. He is the author or editor of seven books, including, most recently, In Praise of Reason: Why Rationality Matters for Democracy, as well as Truth as One and Many and the New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice True to Life. The recipient of the Medal for Research Excellence from the University of Connecticut's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Lynch has held grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times's The Stone series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1631492772
• ISBN 13: 9781631492778
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible