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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... Structure / 57 7. Producing Information : Measures and Grids / 73 8. Realizing Information : Reading / 85 9 ... Structures / 141 13. Transparency and Control / 166 14. Virtuality and Ambiguity / 179 15. Fragility and Noise / 193 ...
... Structure / 57 7. Producing Information : Measures and Grids / 73 8. Realizing Information : Reading / 85 9 ... Structures / 141 13. Transparency and Control / 166 14. Virtuality and Ambiguity / 179 15. Fragility and Noise / 193 ...
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... structure of in- formation and an ethics to get the moral of its development . My hope is that the theory will lend perspicuity to the ethics , that the ethics will give the theory some force , and that , once we have understood ...
... structure of in- formation and an ethics to get the moral of its development . My hope is that the theory will lend perspicuity to the ethics , that the ethics will give the theory some force , and that , once we have understood ...
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... structure . They thought of their culture as being in the position of the citizens of Venice who one fine day in ... structure , from atoms and molecules to patterns or land- marks that would order and guide our lives.5 Structural ...
... structure . They thought of their culture as being in the position of the citizens of Venice who one fine day in ... structure , from atoms and molecules to patterns or land- marks that would order and guide our lives.5 Structural ...
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... structure and information ap- pears to be the needed ingredient . Information , says Donald Mac- Kay , is " that ... structure of cubes , where each cell or cube can be in one of a finite number of states . The structure comes to life ...
... structure and information ap- pears to be the needed ingredient . Information , says Donald Mac- Kay , is " that ... structure of cubes , where each cell or cube can be in one of a finite number of states . The structure comes to life ...
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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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