Gazing into the Virtual World: The Socio-Cultural Value of the Internet

Author: Li Chaoyuan et al
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book primarily explores the value and significance of the internet from a social and humanistic perspective. With the rapid development of science and technology, the role of the internet in people's social practices has become increasingly important, and its application value has become more evident. In real life, since the application value of the internet is often presented in scattered and intuitive ways, it is easy to lead to fragmented and superficial understanding and evaluation. There is an urgent need for new theoretical achievements that objectively evaluate the humanistic value of the internet. This book addresses this need by systematically summarizing the important aspects of the social and cultural value of the internet. It comprehensively applies fundamental theories and research methods from multiple disciplines, including philosophy, economics, sociology, ethics, literature, and communication studies, to explore the social and cultural value of internet applications from different academic perspectives and disciplinary levels. We believe that this approach may more effectively highlight the "three-dimensional" characteristics of the internet's value.