Yearly Archives: 2007

Review of “National Identities and Communications Technologies” by Mark Poster

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Christopher

In this article Poster examines the process of globalization through the lens of culture. He is specifically interested in examining how cultural globalization and digital mediums intersect with the nation-state’s competencies. Decentralized networks have existed in some fashion or another … Continue reading →

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Genealogy and the ‘Net

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Christopher

I’ve recently had the pleasure of reading some of Foucault’s Society Must be Defended. Over the course of the book Foucault will be radically changing his early positions, and I hope to note and discuss these changes as I come … Continue reading →

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Review of “In the national interest” by Allen Buchanan

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Christopher

Buchanan’s intent is to demonstrate that it is contradictory to simultaneously hold human rights and the “Permissible Exclusivity Thesis” in mutually high regard. In this review I jaunt through the article, first explicating the Obligatory Exclusivity Thesis (OET), then the … Continue reading →

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Review of “Making Technology Democratic” by Richard E. Scolve

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Christopher

One of the central issues facing democratic societies is that technology is outpacing the regulatory powers of politics and ethics. Ethicists are involved towards the end of product design – they are used to evaluate how to ‘spin’ ethical implications … Continue reading →

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