02719nam 2200709 a 450 991079137960332120161219111555.01-4462-3645-50-7619-6109-71-282-62325-797866126232570-85702-640-2(CKB)2560000000011418(EBL)537797(OCoLC)638860784(SSID)ssj0000428181(PQKBManifestationID)12104116(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428181(PQKBWorkID)10414620(PQKB)10502681(MiAaPQ)EBC537797(OCoLC)650075936(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064068(Au-PeEL)EBL537797(CaPaEBR)ebr10392725(CaONFJC)MIL262325(OCoLC)929587176(FlNmELB)ELB130588(EXLCZ)99256000000001141820120327d2001 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrSimulation and social theory[electronic resource]London SAGE20011 online resource ([vii], 172 p.)Theory, culture & societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4462-1868-6 0-7619-6110-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-167) and index.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; IndexLike 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.Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)Social sciencesPhilosophyImitationVirtual realityTechnologySocial aspectsSocial sciencesPhilosophy.Imitation.Virtual reality.TechnologySocial aspects.301Cubitt Sean1953-1139729StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910791379603321Simulation and social theory3831511UNINA