Neil Postman
Essays

In view of his writings, is Neil Postman an optimist, a pessimist or neutral about technology? Briefly explain your answer.

Neil Postman on distance education and technology every culture must negotiate with technology, whether it does so intelligently or not. A bargain is struck in which technology giveth and it also taketh away.

Neil Postman begins his book with the poignant statement, "Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see" (Postman xi). Unfortunately, as the book consistently notes, childhood is rapidly…

Reflecting Upon Postman's Ideas Concerning Technological Change

This research paper discusses the book "Amusing Ourselves to Death" by Neil Postman. The book discusses the rise of television and the medium that it has created as a technology, and the affect that has had on society. In the book, the author first gives theories based on the medium and then he illustrates his meaning based on other popular cultural artifacts.