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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... object cannot be determined simply from a knowledge of the physical nature of that object , since an unlimited number of different physical objects can give rise to the same perception . " " 13 Ames was an ingenious builder of ...
... object cannot be determined simply from a knowledge of the physical nature of that object , since an unlimited number of different physical objects can give rise to the same perception . " " 13 Ames was an ingenious builder of ...
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... objects can cause the same percep- tion , knowing the object is not to know the perception . Knowing the Ames room , we know what the observer will see . But looking through the peephole , we cannot tell whether we are seeing an Ames ...
... objects can cause the same percep- tion , knowing the object is not to know the perception . Knowing the Ames room , we know what the observer will see . But looking through the peephole , we cannot tell whether we are seeing an Ames ...
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... object , indirect knowing an indirect object or a dependent clause . French and German have separate verbs for direct ( connaitre and kennen ) and indirect knowing ( savoir and wissen ) . Bertrand Russell marked this distinction as one ...
... object , indirect knowing an indirect object or a dependent clause . French and German have separate verbs for direct ( connaitre and kennen ) and indirect knowing ( savoir and wissen ) . Bertrand Russell marked this distinction as one ...
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... object " statement is made , the speaker must have or could produce evidence for it . This may sound plausible enough ; but it involves a gross misuse of the notion of " evidence . " The situation in which I would properly be said to ...
... object " statement is made , the speaker must have or could produce evidence for it . This may sound plausible enough ; but it involves a gross misuse of the notion of " evidence . " The situation in which I would properly be said to ...
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... objects of some sort that are about some thing , objects whose function is reference rather than presence . Thus an ecology of things and an economy of signs are crucial to information and to life in a world that is both engaging and ...
... objects of some sort that are about some thing , objects whose function is reference rather than presence . Thus an ecology of things and an economy of signs are crucial to information and to life in a world that is both engaging and ...
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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