Economics Dictionary of Arguments

Home Screenshot Tabelle Begriffe

 
Computers: A computer is an electronic device that processes data using instructions encoded in programs. It consists of hardware components like a central processing unit (CPU), memory, storage, and input/output devices. See also Software, Computer programming.
_____________
Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
Author Concept Summary/Quotes Sources

David Gelernter on Computers - Dictionary of Arguments

Pariser I 112
Computer/Rationality/Gelernter/Pariser: Gelernter Thesis: we have to install something into computers that lets us digress our gaze to get to places that we hadn't planned. When you touch the computer again, you get back to the original topic. We sometimes need help to shake off rationality and let our thoughts wander (...) like in a dream.(1)
>Human-machine communication
, >Rationality, >Creativity.

1. David Gelernter, »Time to Start Taking the Internet Seriously«, aufgerufen am 14.12. 2010, www.edge.org/3rd_culture/gelernter10/gelernter10_index.html.

_____________
Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Gelernter I
David Gelernter
Machine Beauty: Elegance And The Heart Of Technology New York 1998

Pariser I
Eli Pariser
The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think London 2012


Send Link

Authors A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Z  


Concepts A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Z