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A Paradoxical World and the Role of Technology in Thana-Capitalism

A Paradoxical World and the Role of Technology in Thana-Capitalism

Maximiliano Emanuel Korstanje
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781522522553|ISBN10: 1522522557|EISBN13: 9781522522560
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch413
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Korstanje, Maximiliano Emanuel. "A Paradoxical World and the Role of Technology in Thana-Capitalism." Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 4761-4773. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch413

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Korstanje, M. E. (2018). A Paradoxical World and the Role of Technology in Thana-Capitalism. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition (pp. 4761-4773). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch413

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Korstanje, Maximiliano Emanuel. "A Paradoxical World and the Role of Technology in Thana-Capitalism." In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 4761-4773. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch413

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Abstract

In this chapter, we hold the thesis that, although technology introduced a plenty of liberties and rights for humankind, which are protected by democracy, it resulted in a much deeper disciplinary mechanism that leads to censorship. To put this in other terms, in Medieval Times, writers, thinkers whose text defied the authority of King or Catholic Church were jailed, tortured and condemned to the stake. The power of coaction emanating from Prince exerted violence as an efficient instrument of dissuasion, circumscribing the Leviathan's whims. The dissemination of books was limited to those authors who were conducive to status quo.

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