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	Pekka Himanen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pekka Himanen (born November 19, 1973) is a Finnish philosopher.
		Himanen has also been a counselor to the president of Finland, Finnish government (including the Ministry of Education) and Finnish parliament in the field of information society, keeping a sustained dialogue on human-oriented information society with the leading IT companies of the world.
		According to Himanen, the social hackerism begins from such things as vegetarianism, whereas the opposite of it is represented by Microsoft and the licensing of computer programs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pekka_Himanen (545 words)

	Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Europe is in danger of turning into the open-air museum of the world; this is one of the visions against which 31-year-old philosopher Dr. Pekka Himanensays he is fighting as a professor, and as head of a research project on the information society.
		Himanen believes that research can offer fresh and unifying points of view for the development of the information society, which are important both scientifically and societally.
		To this end, Himanen is beginning a lecture series on the philosophy of creativity and creative economy at the University of Industrial Art on September 27th.
	www.helsinginsanomat.fi /english/article/1101980863341 (604 words)

	Hacker ethic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Later in 2001, Finnish philosopher Pekka Himanen opposed the Hacker ethic with Protestant work ethic.
		In Himanen's opinion the hacker ethic is closer related to the Virtue ethics found in the writings of Plato and of Aristotle.
		Pekka Himanen, The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age, ISBN 0375505660
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hacker_ethic (587 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age - Pekka Himanen - Hardcover - ...
		Pekka Himanen, Epilogue by Manuel Castells, Prologue by Linus Torvalds
		Pekka Himanen explains how and why in a book that is essential reading for anybody who wants to live, work, or do business in the twenty-first century.
		Pekka Himanen's theory of the hacker culture as the spirit of informationalism is a fundamental breakthrough in the discovery of the world unfolding in the uncertain dawn of the third millennium.
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	Pekka Himanen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Himanen is one of the internationally best-known researchers of the information age, whose works on the subject have been published in 20 languages from Asia to America (English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Indonesian, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Croatian, Estonian, Swedish and Finnish).
		Himanen is nowadays a popular lecturer around the world.
		Currently, Himanen divides his time between being a professor at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, a visiting professor at Oxford, and a principal scientist at the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (a joint research center of the Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki University).
	www.pekkahimanen.org (422 words)

	Pekka Himanen The Hacker Ethic and the Sprit of the Information Age
		In the light of this, perhaps it is not strange that Himanen, in the same interview, argues that the Internet "was not built by corporations and governments but by some passionate individuals who shared their creations freely with others".
		To the contrary of Himanen, it may be possible to argue that the birth of the information age is connected with the reestablishment of restrictions on the flow of information in science and in art through copyright, and the introduction of the copyrighting of naturally occurring phenomena (like genes).
		Though Himanen recognises the current structure of business may be adverse both to free flow of information and to egalitarian questioning, he seems to think that ethics can override structure, and this is why the book may fail as sociology.
	www.geocities.com /jpmarshall.geo/cybermind/hacker-ethic.html (2468 words)

	The Hacker Ethic \| Linux Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pekka Himanen situates the hacker worldview historically, contrasts it with the modern, work-centered worldview and speculates on the contribution to humanity the hacker ethic can make.
		As Himanen refers to Weber, he shows us that before the Reformation, attitudes about work and its cultural importance were quite different and came to change with the spread of the Protestant business model.
		Himanen recounts stories of renowned hackers fighting for expression and privacy in both small, peaceful ways and very dramatic ways, such as in Kosovo where they played a decisive role in keeping free expression alive.
	www.linuxjournal.com /article/4690 (1237 words)

	Tales from the wolf border: Pekka Himanen: The Hacker Ethic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Interestingly, Himanen traces it's roots to the early centuries, and to the monasteries.
		Himanen also makes a note about the fact, that the intent of the hacker's is to give away the results of his/her work, and let the others benefit about it.
		Himanen's seems to be a little bit too eager to extent these ideas to other areas of life, but anyway this is an interesting reading to anyone struggling in today's greedy, money-driven business world.
	susiraja.lnet.lut.fi /~rdnk/2004/01/pekka-himanen-hacker-ethic.html (694 words)

	Christian Century: The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age. - Review - book review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pekka Himanen expands the ethic to encompass seven values: passion, freedom, social worth, openness, activity, caring and creativity.
		Himanen does not explore the societal arrangements that allow a handful of hackers to follow such an ethic while the rest of us labor under more onerous conditions.
		Regrettably, Himanen may know hackers but he is religiously tone-deaf and sadly ignorant of either monks or historic Protestants and what made them tick.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1058/is_12_118/ai_73827730 (868 words)

	Pekka Himanen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Himanen has also been a counselor to the president of Finland, Finnish government (including the Ministry of Education) andFinnish parliament in the field of information society,keeping a sustained dialogue on human-oriented information society with the leading IT companies of the world.
		In Hacker Ethic, Himanen is trying to understand the core of informationalism, thepost- industrialist paradigm, extending the ideas of Manuel Castells 'Information Age.
		Himanen thinks thatin the information society we need a radical lack of prejudice, such as he has met in philosophy lessons to children.
	www.therfcc.org /pekka-himanen-272558.html (499 words)

	::: Revista Novae :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Himanen, autor de diversos livros de filosofia da tecnologia e uma espécie de guru de CEOs, acadêmicos e artistas, se define como um "humilde filósofo".
		Pekka Himanen: Não, embora essas definições se mesclem no imaginário das pessoas comuns, e sejam utilizadas, muitas vezes, indistintamente pela imprensa.
		Himanen: Eu me atrevo a dizer que em 2020 a internet já será uma mídia universal, entretanto, isso requer trabalho consciente e a formação de novos heróis. Via de regra, tendemos a celebrar os feitos de CEOs e outros que basicamente só se movem pautados pelos interesses de suas companhias.
	www.nova-e.inf.br /pensadores/pekkahimanen.html (2071 words)

	freshmeat.net: Book Reviews - The Hacker Ethic
		Pekka Himanen's "The Hacker Ethic" is an intriguing, if ultimately disappointing, book.
		Himanen notes the supposed acceleration of events in the world caused by ubiquitous electronic communication, and that even personal time is often "optimized" in ways that work-time is often managed.
		Himanen admits that wealth as a goal of last resort is not universal among hackers.
	freshmeat.net /articles/view/474 (1261 words)

	Felix Stalder: Hacking away at patents
		Some, like Pekka Himanen in his optimistic book Hacker Ethic, go as far as arguing that the OS community is not only developing new software for the Internet but also nothing short of a new ethical foundation for the network society at large.
		Similar to the way in which 17th century protestant ethic work, rationality and self-restraint laid many of the cultural foundations for 19th century secular capitalism, the culture of self-motivation, openness, and collaboration permeating the OS movement is seen as the core of an emerging new ethic.
		Pekka Himanen: The Hacker Ethic, and the Spirit of the Information Age.
	felix.openflows.org /html/hacking_patents.html (924 words)

	Study of computer hackers proves tough to crack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In author Pekka Himanen's view, those folks aren't "hackers," they're "crackers," and are distinct from malice-free people who write useful programs.
		Himanen's book is an exploration of the working minds and driving forces behind hackers such as Torvalds.
		Himanen, who has a doctorate in philosophy and works at the University of Helsinki and the University of California at Berkeley, writes like the academic he is.
	www.freep.com /features/books/hack4_20010304.htm (397 words)

	Pekka Himanen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pekka Himanen (born November 19, 1973) is a (The official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages) Finnish (A specialist in philosophy) philosopher.
		As an alternative to the industrial-capitalist (Click link for more info and facts about protestant work ethic) protestant work ethic he proposes a (Click link for more info and facts about hacker ethic) hacker ethic as something like a cyber (A political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society) communism.
		A critical challenge of the (A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange) Internet era is the ability to meet the other human being.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/pekka_himanen.htm (460 words)

	USC Annenberg - events
		The talk analyzed the culture of the information age, especially how the growing role of innovation is leading to a new creative work ethic: the hacker ethic (here, hacker does not mean computer criminals but what the word originally meant, enthusiastic innovators).
		Pekka Himanen is an internationally well-known researcher of the information age, whose books on the subject have been published in 18 languages.
		Himanen has also acted as an advisor on the information society to the Finnish President, government and parliament, as well as to leading international institutions.
	ascweb.usc.edu /asc.php?pageID=110&story=163&upcoming=1 (184 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pekka Himanen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pekka-Himanen (1600 words)

	Erin O'Connor
		For Himanen, hacker culture exemplifies an alternative approach to modern life, one centered less on work than on play, less on grim discipline than dedicated passion, less on proprietary interests than on collaboration, less on profit than on free exchange.
		Himanen's thesis is that while the rise of the networked society does not in itself alter the core values of Western, capitalist culture, it does offer an opportunity to examine those values and to reshape them in ways that may make for a happier future.
		As the title of Himanen's book suggests, his work is written in response to Weber, and it seeks, on some level, to replace it as the definitive description of an age.
	www.erinoconnor.org /reviews/himanen.shtml (858 words)

	Computable Nieuws: 02/11/01 - Interview met Pekka Himanen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pekka Himanen heeft samen met Linus Torvalds en Manuel Castells een boek geschreven over de hackercultuur: The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age.
		Himanen is hoogleraar filosofie aan de universiteiten van Helsinki en Berkeley.
		Pekka Himanen (1973) was twintig toen hij zijn doctoraal filosofie aan de Universiteit van Helsinki haalde.
	www.computable.nl /artikels/archief1/d44hb102.htm (1059 words)

	ITPL-mid-term (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pekka describes capitalism and hackerism as pulling in two different directions, with hackers more interested in social contributions than financial gain.
		Pekka asserts that "a free relation to time has always been typical of hackers, who appreciate an individualistic rhythm of life" (20).
		Pekka purposefully adopts a Biblical model for his book and chooses to read hacker culture through a creationist lens.
	torinmonahan.com /courses/ITPL-mid-term.htm (377 words)

	Passions of the Internet and the Art of Living
		The first part of the paper deals with the hackers' visions that gave rise to the internet as analysed by Pekka Himanen in his book "The Hacker Ethic." According to Himanen, hacker ethic is a passionate ethic of work that is seen as an alternative to predominant Protestant ethic in capitalist societies.
		A key issue in the creation of a free digital space, which according to Berner-Lee's dream should be "a space in which anything could be linked to anything," was the elimination of the 'operator' "comparable in experience to the elimination of telephone operators" allowing a free and direct exchange between individuals.
		It seems prima facie paradoxical to oppose, as Himanen does, hacker's ethic which is a 'work ethic' to Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism instead of considering it in opposition to an ethic of leisure.
	www.capurro.de /illinois.htm (4332 words)

	L'Éthique hacker de Pekka Himanen
		Pekka Himanen, dans son essai " L’éthique Hacker ", soutient la thèse selon laquelle les pratiques sociales des hackers du logiciel libre véhiculent une éthique qui s’affirme en rupture profonde avec l’éthique protestante qui est à la base même du capitalisme que nous connaissons.
		Himanen présente les termes de l’éthique hacker selon trois pôles, en l’opposant à l’éthique protestante caractéristique du capitalisme : l’éthique du travail, l’éthique de l’argent, et la néthique ou éthique du réseau.
		Pekka Himanen fournit plusieurs éléments permettant de réfuter cette représentation.
	www.freescape.eu.org /biblio/article.php3?id_article=114 (2598 words)

	Creative Capital Conference - Amsterdam, 17 & 18 March 2005
		Pekka Himanen is one of the internationally best-known researchers of the information age, whose works on the subject have been published in 20 languages.
		Himanen is a popular lecturer around the world.
		Manuel Castells and Himanen are founding a research centre of information technology and information society.
	www.creativecapital.nl /speakers_pekkahimanen.php (433 words)

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