To Write the Singularity: Literature, Technology, and the Myth of Transcendence - Couverture souple

Purgas, Anthony

 
9783838383927: To Write the Singularity: Literature, Technology, and the Myth of Transcendence
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838383923 ISBN 13 : 9783838383927
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Singularity is a future time when societal, scientific and economic change is so fast we cannot even imagine what will happen from our present perspective. With the rush of new technologies and the rhetoric surrounding the Singularity, cultural critics and science fiction authors retract in fear of the future; instead of risking speculation into the future, many writers retreat into the contemporary world or the past. The future is growing into a cultural wasteland filled with the speculations of scientists without an accompanying cultural discussion. Writing the Singularity allows us to analyze it and address its dangers.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Singularity is a future time when societal, scientific and economic change is so fast we cannot even imagine what will happen from our present perspective. With the rush of new technologies and the rhetoric surrounding the Singularity, cultural critics and science fiction authors retract in fear of the future; instead of risking speculation into the future, many writers retreat into the contemporary world or the past. The future is growing into a cultural wasteland filled with the speculations of scientists without an accompanying cultural discussion. Writing the Singularity allows us to analyze it and address its dangers.

Biographie de l'auteur

Anthony R. Purgas, B.A. (Hons), M.A., J.D.: Obtained a Masters in English and Film Studies with a Specialization in Humanities Computing. Associate at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838383923
ISBN 13 
9783838383927
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
84
Coordonnées du fabricant
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