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| History: History is the study of the past, especially the people, events, and trends that have shaped our world. This is about the part of the past that was determined and experienced by consciousness. See also Historiography, Culture._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Joseph Weizenbaum on History - Dictionary of Arguments
I 312 History/Computer/Weizenbaum: For example, when entering data into computer programs, half of the available data of earthquakes was omitted because they were not available in standardised form (P. Morrison 1973(1)). >Problem solving, >Computers. I 313 Weizenbaum: This is how the computer began to become an instrument for destroying history. For example, The New York Times has begun to build up a "database" of current events (mid-1970s). Of course, only data are allowed that can be easily obtained as by-products from the typesetting machines ... How long will it take for what is considered a fact to be determined by this system until all other knowledge, every memory is simply declared illegitimate? >Facts, >Analog/digital, >World/thinking, >Digitization. >Historiography, >Knowledge, >Memory, >Language, >False information, >Internet, >Search engines, >Social media, >Truth. 1. P. Morrison, The Mind of the Machine, in: Technology Review (MIT), Januar 1973, S. 13_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Weizenbaum I Joseph Weizenbaum Computer Power and Human Reason. From Judgment to Calculation, W. H. Freeman & Comp. 1976 German Edition: Die Macht der Computer und die Ohnmacht der Vernunft Frankfurt/M. 1978 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19