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The second selfSherry Turkle

The second self

Sherry Turkle
1984386 pages
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Examines the effect of the new "computer culture" on both children and adults and theorizes that computers are responsible for the new wave of mechanical determinism and a revival of mysticism and spirituality.

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8 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1985
    Touchstone Books · 362 pages · 9780671606022
  • Hardcover · English · 1984
    Simon and Schuster · 362 pages · 9780671468484
  • Other · English · 2018
    Second Self
    MIT Press · 386 pages · 9780262257107
  • Other · English · 2005
    Second Self
    MIT Press · 386 pages · 9780262250672
  • Other · English · 2005
    MIT Press · 372 pages · 9780262701112
  • Other · English · 2005
    Second Self
    MIT Press · 386 pages · 9780262254366
InformatiqueElectronic data processingComputersComputers and civilizationSelf-perceptionAspect psychologiqueDenkenPsychological aspects