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Holding on to reality : the nature of information at the turn of the millennium /
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 bou...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chicago ; London :
University of Chicago Press,
2000.
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| Edition: | Pbk. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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 vo. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint. Originally published: 1999. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0226066223 9780226066226 |