He argued that contemporary Western culture's dependence on technology needs to be addressed by stressing historical education, an idea outlined in his book Technopoly.
This author considered what Holocaust consciousness would do to German society in his essay "The German Question," which appears in his collection Conscientious Objections. He argued that contemporary Western culture's dependence on technology needs to be addressed by stressing historical education, an idea outlined in his book Technopoly. He extended this desire for historical perspective in his book Building a Bridge to the 18th Century. This man also advocated for an "open school" free of computers and set up the New Rochelle High School according to principles he discussed in Teaching as a Subversive Activity. He argued that the printing press allowed adults to keep secrets and that the advent of film and television caused the eponymous event in The Disappearance of Childhood. For 10 points, identify this cultural critic best known for his indictment of television in Amusing Ourselves to Death.
This author considered what Holocaust consciousness would do to German society in his essay "The German Question," which appears in his collection Conscientious Objections.
Neil Postman