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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... four types of gunk — earth , water , air , and fire — but rather of a finite number of definite particles , lawfully related one to the other . Hence comes the hope that we might build up substantial information about our world from the ...
... four types of gunk — earth , water , air , and fire — but rather of a finite number of definite particles , lawfully related one to the other . Hence comes the hope that we might build up substantial information about our world from the ...
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... four sides from the outside . To resolve ambiguity by extending its context has been the answer to skeptics ever since the ancient Greeks made an art of skepticism . Constructivists and skeptics can raise the stakes , of course , and ...
... four sides from the outside . To resolve ambiguity by extending its context has been the answer to skeptics ever since the ancient Greeks made an art of skepticism . Constructivists and skeptics can raise the stakes , of course , and ...
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... four terms : A Person is informed by a Sign about some Thing within a certain CONTEXT . But even if signs and contexts are plain , one more ingredient is needed if the signs are to tell a person what they are about . Linear B is a ...
... four terms : A Person is informed by a Sign about some Thing within a certain CONTEXT . But even if signs and contexts are plain , one more ingredient is needed if the signs are to tell a person what they are about . Linear B is a ...
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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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
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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