Putting the critique back into a Critique of Information
Refusing to follow the order
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20508674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P A M Taylor (University of Leeds, corresponding author), Paul A Taylor (0000-0003-0488-6796) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 553-571 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Information Communication & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-118X • E-ISSN: 1468-4462 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691180600965518 |
| OpenAlex | W1974324499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper argues that Scott Lash's Critique of Information is one of the most important works of the new informational order: the Order. However, despite its comprehensive and insightful analysis, it illustrates a common trend amongst theorists whereby the inherent pessimism of their arguments' logic tends to be replaced by an unwarranted optimism regarding their conclusions. This criticism is applied to Lash's critique, which is further supplemented by a rejection of Lash's argument that the transcendent perspective necessary for critical theory has been supplanted in the information age by an immanent all-at-onceness. The much more negative perceptions of the social and cultural effects of the Order to be found within literature and cultural history are defended as valuable sources of critical perspectives that may still help to aid theory as it struggles to keep up with the Order's discombobulating flows
Critical theory · Criticism · Economics · Epistemology · Optimism · Perception · Pessimism · Political science · Positive economics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political theory and Gramsci
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2016 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |