Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 14, No. 224.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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[1] From: Randall Pierce <rpierce@jsucc.jsu.edu> (6)
Subject: Project
[2] From: Randall Pierce <rpierce@jsucc.jsu.edu> (9)
Subject: Humanism and Evil
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Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 10:39:46 +0100
From: Randall Pierce <rpierce@jsucc.jsu.edu>
Subject: Project
This seems to be a "wave of the future", and it is strongly connected to
corporate greed. Secrecy implies proprietorship, which equals
exclusivness of use. Of course I am speaking profits. Freedom of
information and a free flow of knowledge have not come off well when
greed enters the picture. Those interested in knowledge per se are, I
hope, equally adept at speaking out for freedom of information. Randall
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Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 10:40:13 +0100
From: Randall Pierce <rpierce@jsucc.jsu.edu>
Subject: Humanism and Evil
I am intrigued by the use of information technology as an "apotrope"( a
gesture to fend off evil". According to a the psychiatrist M. Scott
Peck, evil is exemplified by a desire to control. Control of knowledge,
I feel, is an evil. The publishers of Encarta are attempting to control
access to certain linguistic developments. I am a believer in the
capitalistic system up to the point it becomes predatory. Would you feel
that attempts to control the way our language is changing is exactly
that? I wonder if the desire to control knowledge has more to do with
the control of evil as a pathological condition than with the profit
motive? Randall
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