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Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet
Anna Mancini
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Description for Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet
Paperback. Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet demonstrates that the legal philosophy and knowledge of ancient civilizations are of great value in helping us deal with the Internet. Through a challenging exploration of ancient legal knowledge this book offers new perspective on how to deal with, and best profit from the Internet. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: G; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 231.
As cyberspace and real space function differently, they cannot implicate the same legal values. The most elementary wisdom invites us to forget our legal past, so obviously ill-adapted to the Internet, so as to gain a better insight into the functioning of virtual space. Attempts to regulate the Internet in the same way as the real world have inevitably failed and will continue to fail. The only solution that can foster the expansion of the net and justify state intervention will come from a philosophy of law suited to virtuality. Our philosophical legal traditions stemmed from agricultural and industrial roots ... Read more
As cyberspace and real space function differently, they cannot implicate the same legal values. The most elementary wisdom invites us to forget our legal past, so obviously ill-adapted to the Internet, so as to gain a better insight into the functioning of virtual space. Attempts to regulate the Internet in the same way as the real world have inevitably failed and will continue to fail. The only solution that can foster the expansion of the net and justify state intervention will come from a philosophy of law suited to virtuality. Our philosophical legal traditions stemmed from agricultural and industrial roots ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761823780
SKU
V9780761823780
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Ref
99-15
About Anna Mancini
Anna Mancini is a freelance consultant and translator living in New York. She has taught Business at the University level in Europe.
Reviews for Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet
'Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet' is a thoughtful and thought-provoking manifesto, and offers much-needed and timely ideas from antiquity in dealing with contemporary informational issues and concerns for the 21st Century.
Wisconsin Bookwatch
'Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet' is a thoughtful and thought-provoking manifesto, and offers much-needed and timely ideas from antiquity in dealing with contemporary ... Read more
Wisconsin Bookwatch
'Ancient Egyptian Wisdom for the Internet' is a thoughtful and thought-provoking manifesto, and offers much-needed and timely ideas from antiquity in dealing with contemporary ... Read more