Holding On to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the MillenniumUniversity of Chicago Press, 2007 M12 1 - 282 páginas Holding On to Reality is a brilliant history of information, from its inception in the natural world to its role in the transformation of culture to the current Internet mania and is attendant assets and liabilities. Drawing on the history of ideas, the details of information technology, and the boundaries of the human condition, Borgmann illuminates the relationship between things and signs, between reality and information. "[Borgmann] has offered a stunningly clear definition of information in Holding On to Reality. . . . He leaves room for little argument, unless one wants to pose the now vogue objection: I guess it depends on what you mean by nothing."—Paul Bennett, Wired "A superb anecdotal analysis of information for a hype-addled age."—New Scientist "This insightful and poetic reflection on the changing nature of information is a wonderful antidote to much of the current hype about the 'information revolution.' Borgmann reminds us that whatever the reality of our time, we need 'a balance of signs and things' in our lives."—Margaret Wertheim, LA Weekly |
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... bits of information. In the succession of natural, cultural, and technological information, both of the succeeding kinds heighten the function of their predecessor and introduce a new function. Cultural information through records ...
... bits of information. In the succession of natural, cultural, and technological information, both of the succeeding kinds heighten the function of their predecessor and introduce a new function. Cultural information through records ...
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... bit more evidence, and the noises and the smell may provide better evidence still. But if the animal then emerges and stands there plainly in view, there is no longer any question of collecting evidence; its coming into view doesn't ...
... bit more evidence, and the noises and the smell may provide better evidence still. But if the animal then emerges and stands there plainly in view, there is no longer any question of collecting evidence; its coming into view doesn't ...
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... Bits," he says: "This will be a city unrooted to any definite spot on the surface of the earth, shaped by connectivity and bandwidth constraints rather than by accessibility and land values, largely asynchronous in its operation, and ...
... Bits," he says: "This will be a city unrooted to any definite spot on the surface of the earth, shaped by connectivity and bandwidth constraints rather than by accessibility and land values, largely asynchronous in its operation, and ...
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... bits of ink, outline the word "holism"; taken as signs and read in sequence, one from each group, they spell out "reduce."3 A comprehensive view suggests holism while a closer look appears to reduce a thing to its component parts. 0 am ...
... bits of ink, outline the word "holism"; taken as signs and read in sequence, one from each group, they spell out "reduce."3 A comprehensive view suggests holism while a closer look appears to reduce a thing to its component parts. 0 am ...
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Contenido
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Part Two Cultural Information Information for Reality | 55 |
Part Three Technological Information Information as Reality | 123 |
Conclusion Information and Reality | 213 |
Notes | 235 |
Index | 265 |
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Holding On to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium Albert Borgmann Vista previa limitada - 1999 |
Holding On to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium Albert Borgmann Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
Holding On to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium Albert Borgmann Sin vista previa disponible - 2000 |
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