A Critique of the Political Economy of Algorithms: A Brief History of Google’s Technological Rationality

In this article, I argue that the debate about the irrational consequences of rationality, discussed within the tradition of the Frankfurt School, and applied to technology and machinery in the concept of technological rationality (Marcuse 1941; 1960; 2007/1964; 2009/1965), can help us better unders...

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Main Author: Paško Bilić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2018-04-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/914