Research Catalog
Republic.com
- Title
- Republic.com / Cass Sunstein.
- Author
- Sunstein, Cass R.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | HM851 .S87 2001 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 224 pages; 20 cm
- Summary
- "See only what you want to see, hear only what you want to hear, read only what you want to read. In cyberspace, we already have the ability to filter out everything but what we wish to see, hear, and read. Cass Sunstein asks the questions, Is it good for democracy? Is it healthy for the republic? What does this mean for freedom of speech?" "Republic.com exposes the drawbacks of egocentric Internet use, while showing us how to approach the Internet as responsible citizens, not just concerned consumers. Democracy, Sunstein maintains, depends on shared experiences and requires citizens to be exposed to topics and ideas that they would not have chosen in advance. Newspapers and broadcasters helped create a shared culture, but as their role diminishes and the customization of our communications universe increases, society is in danger of fragmenting, shared communities are in danger of dissolving. In their place will arise only louder and ever more extreme echoes of our own voices, our own opinions." "In evaluating the consequences of new communications technologies for democracy and free speech, Sunstein argues the question is not whether to regulate the Net (it's already regulated), but how; proves that freedom of speech is not an absolute; and underscores the enormous potential of the Internet to promote freedom as well as its potential to promote "cybercascades" of like-minded opinions that foster and inflame hate groups. The book ends by suggesting a range of potential reforms to current misconceptions and to improve deliberative democracy and the health of the American republic."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Information society
- Information society > Political aspects
- Internet > Social aspects
- Control (Psychology)
- Power, Psychological
- Information society
- Information society > Political aspects
- Internet > Social aspects
- Informationsgesellschaft
- Politik
- Soziale Wirklichkeit
- Informatiemaatschappij
- Individualisering
- Democratie
- Recht van meningsuiting
- Politieke aspecten
- Internet
- democracy
- social implication
- legal aspect
- regulation
- political aspect
- freedom of expression
- freedom of speech
- disclosure of information
- information dissemination
- mass media
- consumer behaviour
- information policy
- démocratie
- conséquences sociales
- aspect juridique
- réglementation
- aspect politique
- liberté d'expression
- liberté de parole
- divulgation de l'information
- diffusion de l'information
- mass média
- comportement du consommateur
- courrier électronique
- politique d'information
- democracia
- consecuencias sociales
- aspecto jurídico
- reglamento
- aspecto político
- libertad de expresión
- libertad de palabra
- divulgación de la información
- difusión de la información
- medios de comunicación de masas
- comportamiento del consumidor
- correo electrónico
- política de información
- USA
- Etats-Unis
- Estados Unidos
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-212) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. The daily me -- Ch. 2. An analogy and an ideal -- Ch. 3. Fragmentation and cybercascades -- Ch. 4. Social glue and spreading information -- Ch. 5. Citizens -- Ch. 6. What's regulation? A plea -- Ch. 7. Freedom of speech -- Ch. 8. Policies and proposals -- Ch. 9. Conclusion : Republic.com.
- ISBN
- 0691070253
- 9780691070254
- 0691095892
- 9780691095899
- LCCN
- 00045331
- OCLC
- ocm44914215
- 44914215
- SCSB-1203600
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library