Information, the Library, and Late(r) Capitalism
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Information, Ideology, CapitalismAbstract
Society today may be seen to be, in the words of Guy Debord, a spectacle. This essay examines what exactly that means, within the context of a state of later capitalism. There are attacks on the library and on information as people tend to take belief to equal knowledge. The entirety of the present state of affairs is looked at with capitalism and ideology taken into account. The plausibility of ideas constitutes the ultimate measuring stick.
L'information, la bibliothèque et l'idéologie capitaliste tardive
Résumé
La société actuelle peut être perçue, d’après les mots de Guy Debord, comme un spectacle. Cet essai examine ce que cela signifie exactement dans le contexte d'un état de capitalisme tardif. Il y a des attaques contre la bibliothèque et l'information, car les gens ont tendance à prendre la croyance pour de la connaissance. L'entièreté de la situation actuelle est examinée en tenant compte du capitalisme et de l'idéologie. La plausibilité des idées constitue l'instrument de mesure ultime.
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Information; idéologie; capitalisme
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