Cultures in collision philosophical lessons from computer-mediated communication

Metaphilosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 229-253

  Ess, Charles ^a  

^a DRURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Culture; Global ethics; Global village; Habermas; Literacy; Orality; Technological determinism; Technological instrumentalism; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141861088     PISSN: 00261068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9973.00226     Document Type: Article

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