CMC Magazine / February 1, 1996
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Shaping and Being Shaped, by Daniel Chandler
A Definition of Technological DeterminismThe term "technological determinism" was coined long ago by the American sociologist and economist Thorstein Veblen.Nowadays, the term is used to refer to the common assumption that new technologies are the primary cause of:
Commentators on technological determinism occupy roughly four standpoints. (I'd be glad to hear from anyone who knows exactly where in his writings this term first appears).
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