2020: Neil A. Florek, Milestone Book Selection
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Year of Recognition
2020
Recognition
Promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy
Book Selection
Technopoly, by Neil Postman
Keywords
Academic tenure, promotion, professional milestone
Recommended Citation
Florek, Neil A., "2020: Neil A. Florek, Milestone Book Selection" (2020). Milestone Recognition Program. 57.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/svc_milestone/57
Why the honoree chose the book
From its very outset, Postman's Technopoly does what a great book on technology should do: It catalyzes reflection on our values, our practices and their strained correlation in a culture in which technology is often viewed as a panacea. Postman chooses the wiser, more deeply enlightening path, leading us to consider the embedded impacts of a pro-technological mentality rather than just particular negative results of a given tool.