As an engaging cultural critic, professor at New York University, and author of numerous books on the themes of education and technology, Neil Postman is well positioned to comment on the relation of technology to culture. ... Another example of a resistance fighter is a person who does not allow psychology or any "social science" to pre-empt the language and thought of common sense. This example clearly relates to chapter 9 ("Scientism"), in which Postman expresses his annoyance of the many people who have a strong faith in social science. ... People believe that the standard set of proced...

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