Designing FreedomMonograph of four lectures on the social problem of institutional failure in our society, with particular reference to the potential use of cybernetics and computers for social participation and national planning in the future. |
Contents
The Real Threat to All We Hold Most Dear | 1 |
The Disregarded Tools of Modern Man | 18 |
A Liberty Machine in Prototype | 35 |
Copyright | |
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