Título: The Second Self, Twentieth Anniversary Edition
Autor: Sherry Turkle
Sinopse: A new edition of the classic primer in the psychology of computation, with a new introduction, a new epilogue, and extensive notes added to the original text. In The Second Self, Sherry Turkle looks at the computer not as a "tool," but as part of our social and psychological lives; she looks beyond how we use computer games and spreadsheets to explore how the computer affects our awareness of ourselves, of one another, and of our relationship with the world. "Technology," she writes, "catalyzes changes not only in what we do but in how we think." First published in 1984, The Second Self is still essential reading as a primer in the psychology of computation. This twentieth anniversary edition allows us to reconsider two decades of computer cultureto (re)experience what was and is most novel in our new media culture and to view our own contemporary relationship with technology with fresh eyes. Turkle frames this classic work with a new introduction, a new epilogue, and extensive notes added to the original text. Turkle talks to children, college students, engineers, AI scientists, hackers, and personal computer ownerspeople confronting machines that seem to think and at the same time suggest a new way for us to thinkabout human thought, emotion, memory, and understanding. Her interviews reveal that we experience computers as being on the border between inanimate and animate, as both an extension of the self and part of the external world. Their special place betwixt and between traditional categories is part of what makes them compelling and evocative. (In the introduction to this edition, Turkle quotes a PDA user as saying, "When my Palm crashed, it was like a death. I thought I had lost my mind.") Why we think of the workings of a machine in psychological termshow this happens, and what it means for all of usis the ever more timely subject of The Second Self.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Second Self, Twentieth Anniversary Edition”, de Sherry Turkle, publicado pela editora MIT Press, em 2005 e com 386 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: MIT Press
Páginas: 386
Ano: 2005
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0262250675
ISBN13: 9780262250672
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora MIT Press oferecem leituras que transitam entre o rigor acadêmico e a clareza acessível, frequentemente explorando temas ligados à ciência, tecnologia, filosofia e ciências humanas. A experiência de leitura costuma envolver análises detalhadas, estudos de caso e abordagens interdisciplinares que conectam teoria e prática. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por obras que investigam fundamentos conceituais, como inteligência artificial, linguística, neurociência e filosofia, mas também inclui narrativas que misturam ficção e reflexão intelectual, como romances que dialogam com a história das ideias. O tom varia entre o didático e o ensaístico, com textos que podem ser tanto densos e técnicos quanto envolventes e ilustrados, sempre com foco em aprofundar o entendimento dos temas tratados.
