Prometheus Wired : The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology (New ed)

This work debunks claims that a networked society will provide the infrastructure for a political revolution and shows that the resources we need for understanding and making sound judgements about this new technology are surprisingly close at hand.

By looking to thinkers who have grappled with the relationship of society and technology, such as Plato, Aristotle, Marx, Heidegger, and George Grant, this work critically examines such assertions about the character of digital networks.

It offers a detailed history of digital networks and then explores a wide range of contemporary issues, such as electronic commerce, telecommuting, privacy, virtual community, digital surveillance, and the possibility of sovereign governance in an age of global networks.