Turing's Man - Western Culture in the Computer Age (Paperback, New edition)

Trained in both classics and computer science, Bolter considers the cultural impact of computers on our age, comparing the computer to earlier technologies that redefined fundamental notions of time, space, language, memory, and human creativity. Surprisingly, he finds that in many ways the outlook of the computer age bears more resemblance to that of the ancient world than to that of the Enlightenment. The classical philosopher and the computer programmer share share a suspicion of infinity, an acceptance of necessary limitations on human achievement, and a belief that results are more important than motives.
Although Bolter fears that the growing use of computers may well diminish out culture's sense of the historical and intellectual context of human endeavor, he contends that the computer also offers new ways of looking at intellectual freedom, creativity, and the conservation of precious resources.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1984
First published:	March 1984
Authors:	J. David Bolter
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-4108-2
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8078-4108-0
Barcode:	9780807841082

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