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In the following three postmodern positions are invoked to highlight and examine some of the structurally new features of the contemporary social space: Jean Baudrillard’s theory of simulacra and simulation, Michel Foucault’s concept of panoptical discourse and Jacques Derrida’s strategy of deconstruction.
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The possible connection of Foucault’s discourse with the new technologies was first outlined by Poster, M. (1985). Foucault, Marxism, and History. Blackwell, New York.
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Kampits, P., Vogt, E. (1992). Philosophical Impacts on Technology. In: Forslin, J., Kopacek, P. (eds) Cultural Aspects of Automation. Schriftenreihe der Wissenschaftlichen Landesakademie für Niederösterreich. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9220-7_21
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