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UNINA9910791379603321 |
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Autore |
Cubitt Sean <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Simulation and social theory [[electronic resource]] |
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ISBN |
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1-4462-3645-5 |
0-7619-6109-7 |
1-282-62325-7 |
9786612623257 |
0-85702-640-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource ([vii], 172 p.) |
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Collana |
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Theory, culture & society |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social sciences - Philosophy |
Imitation |
Virtual reality |
Technology - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction: The Long Term; Section I - Theories; 1 - Values, Signs and Subjects; 2 - Technology, Information and Reason; 3 - The Poetics of Pessimism; 4 - Making Sense of Simulation; Section II - Cases; 5 - Disney World Culture; 6 - War in the Persian Gulf; 7 - Working with Computers; Conclusion - 8 - Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will; Annotated Bibliography of Further Reading; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Like the idea of ideology, simulation is a politial theory, but it has also become a deeply pessimistic theory of the end of history and the impossibility of positive change. Sean Cubitt argues for a critical and selective use of the concept. |
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