The Cult of Information: A Neo-Luddite... A source page for quotes linked to Theodore Roszak. 0 quotes
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“Nothing we ever imagined is beyond our powers, only beyond our present self-knowledge.” ImaginationPowerSelf Knowledge Author:Theodore Roszak
“We spend our youth hunting for the reality we think lies on the other side of our illusions. What we find at the other end of our search is what lies on the other side of the movie screen: a dark and desolate space that only reveals the unreality of what we pursued. So we spend our adulthood trying to recapture the illusions. Few of us do.” Growing UpExpectationsReality Of LifeMoviesDisillusionmentFilms Book:Flicker Source: Flicker
“La recherche d'une réalité communautaire prend la forme d'une opération de sauvetage massive. J'estime que c'est la grande aventure de notre temps, infiniment plus valable pour l'homme que la conquête de l'espace. Elle représente le retour et le renouveau de l'ancienne gnose. Pour ceux qui répondent à l'appel, ce qui se passe dans le monde des sciences, malgré sa place encore considérable dans le politique gouvernementales, perdra de plus en plus son sens existentiel. À leurs yeux, les scientifiques et leurs nombreux émoules feront figure de clergé archaïque, à la liturgie professionnelle absurde, occupé à échanger ses connaissances, soi-disant à la disposition du public, dans le sanctuaire secret de leur église de l'État.” SocietyEcopsychologyTheodore Roszak Author:Theodore Roszak
“I think, however, the current fascination with the computer and its principal product, information, deserves a more critical response. This is because the computer does so ingeniously mimic human intelligence that it may significantly shake our confidence in the uses of the mind. And it is the mind that must think about all things, including the computer.” ComputersInformation SocietyDigital Culture Book:The Cult of Information: A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking Source: The Cult of Information: A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking
“Nature composes some of her loveliest poems for the microscope and the telescope.” Science Book:Where the Wasteland Ends: Politics and Transcendence in Post-Industrial Society Source: Where the Wasteland Ends: Politics and Transcendence in Post-Industrial Society