Mythos, Memory, and Utopian Visions

Utopian Visions of Mexican Grandeur Rooted in Natural Abundance: Dreams Inspired by Alexander von Humboldtâ•Žs Political Essay

From Utopia to Dystopia: the Twin Faces of the Internet

The literature contains many examples of utopian predictions stemming from the widespread adoption of Internet technology, including extended democracy, personal liberation, enhanced powers of organization and coordination, and renewal of community. These are briefly described in this paper. However, more recently, researchers have begun to provide more critical, dystopian predictions for this ...

Utopian Aspects of the Debate on Converging Technologies

The upcoming concept of converging technologies accentuates the coalescence of originally separated branches of science and technology. Tendencies of real technological convergence go along with a convergence of futuristic visions. Several of these visions have been deemed utopian or dystopian. Given this, and the historical importance of utopian thought, the article discusses utopian aspects o...

From Utopia to Dystopia: the Twin Faces of the Internet

The literature contains many examples of utopian predictions stemming from the widespread adoption of Internet technology, including extended democracy, personal liberation, enhanced powers of organization and coordination, and renewal of community. These are briefly described in this paper. However, more recently, researchers have begun to provide more critical, dystopian predictions for this ...

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Introduction Cultural Lag Utopian and Dystopian Visions of the Internet Discussion and Conclusion Footnotes References About the Authors