Amusing Ourselves to Death：Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

图书标准信息

• 作者 Neil Postman 著；Andrew Postman（Introduction） 编
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 2005-12
• 版次 20
• ISBN 9780143036531
• 定价 119.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 208页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthiseloquentandpersuasivebook,NeilPostmanexaminesthedeepandbroadeffectsoftelevisioncultureonthemannerinwhichweconductourpublicaffairs,onhow"entertainmentvalues"havecorruptedtheverywaywethink.Aspolitics,news,religion,education,andcommercearegivenexpressionlessandlessintheformofprintedorspokenwords,theyarerapidlybeingreshapedandstagedtosuittherequirementsoftelevision.Andbecausetelevisionisavisualmedium,whoseimagesaremostpleasurablyapprehendedwhentheyarefast-movinganddynamic,discourseontelevisiontakestheformofentertainment.Televisionhaslittletoleranceforargument,hypothesis,orexplanationitdemandsperformingart.

Mr.Postmanarguesthatpublicdiscourse,theadvancingofargumentsinlogicalorderforthepublicgood-oncethehallmarkofAmericanculture-isbeingconvertedfromexpositionandexplanationtoentertainment.