Freedom to think : the long struggle to liberate our minds / Susie Alegre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alegre, Susie, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual freedom.

Information technology--Social aspects.

Information technology.

Intellectual freedom--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 376 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Atlantic Books, 2022.

Summary:

"Without a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to conclusions about who we are. They even shape our everyday thoughts and actions from who we date to how we vote. But this is just the latest front in an age-old struggle. Part history and part manifesto, Freedom to Think charts the history and importance of our most basic human right: freedom of thought. From Galileo to Nudge Theory to Alexa, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre explores how the powerful have always sought to get inside our heads, influence how we think and shape what we buy. Providing a bold new framework to understand how our agency is being gradually undermined, Freedom to Think is a groundbreaking and vital charter for taking back our humanity and safeguarding our reason"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The Analogue

ch. 1 Inner Freedom

ch. 2 Of Gods and Men

ch. 3 Inside Your Head

ch. 4 The Politics of Persuasion

ch. 5 The Power of Human Rights

pt. 2 The Digital

ch. 6 Facebook Knows You Better

ch. 7 The Ministry of Truth

ch. 8 Consenting Adults

ch. 9 Social Credit

ch. 10 Pre-Crime and Punishment

ch. 11 Body and Soul

ch. 12 We Don't Need No Thought Control

pt. 3 The Possible

ch. 13 The Backlash

ch. 14 Freeing Our Minds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781838951528

1838951520

9781838951535

1838951539

OCLC:

1273473301