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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... references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-226-06625-8 (acid-free paper) 1. Communication. — Philosophy. 2. Information theory. I. Title. P90.B638 1999 302.2— dc21 98-38578 CIP © The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements ...
... references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-226-06625-8 (acid-free paper) 1. Communication. — Philosophy. 2. Information theory. I. Title. P90.B638 1999 302.2— dc21 98-38578 CIP © The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements ...
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... reference and presence. A gravel bar seen from a distance refers you to the river. It is a sign. When you have reached and begun to walk on the smooth and colored stones, the gravel has become present in its own right. It is a thing ...
... reference and presence. A gravel bar seen from a distance refers you to the river. It is a sign. When you have reached and begun to walk on the smooth and colored stones, the gravel has become present in its own right. It is a thing ...
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... 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 perspicuous. If the world consisted of signs only, nothing would be present ...
... 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 perspicuous. If the world consisted of signs only, nothing would be present ...
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... reference to presence. A letter is principally a sign. But if it is to matter, it must also be a little thing of some sort, a trace of ink on a page, for example. It is possible to arrange for a playful chatoyancy of a letter between ...
... reference to presence. A letter is principally a sign. But if it is to matter, it must also be a little thing of some sort, a trace of ink on a page, for example. It is possible to arrange for a playful chatoyancy of a letter between ...
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... references collide in one and the same thing, namely, the sequence of letters or sounds, with comic or illuminating effect if the pun is good. In calligraphy, thing and sign are raised to a beautiful balance as they are on a larger ...
... references collide in one and the same thing, namely, the sequence of letters or sounds, with comic or illuminating effect if the pun is good. In calligraphy, thing and sign are raised to a beautiful balance as they are on a larger ...
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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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