The Modern Invention of Information : Discourse, History, and Power /

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"Examining texts from different information ages in Europe and the United States, Ronald E. Day argues that the history of information culture in the twentieth century ideologically shapes the very form for history and historicity in modernity." "After laying the groundwork and justif...

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Main Author: Day, Ronald E., 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Teoria da informação (história)
Sociedade da informação (história)
Informatiewetenschap.
Informatietheorie.
Informatiemaatschappij.
Information theory in literature.
Information theory.
Information society.
Information science > Philosophy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Theorie de l'information dans la litterature.
Information, Theorie de l', dans la litterature.
Theorie de l'information > Histoire.
Societe informatisee > Histoire.
Sciences de l'information > Philosophie > Histoire.
Information science > Philosophy > History.
Information theory > History.
Information society > History.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Remembering "Information"
  • 2. European Documentation: Paul Otlet and Suzanne Briet
  • 3. Information Theory, Cybernetics, and the Discourse of "Man"
  • 4. Pierre Levy and the "Virtual"
  • 5. Heidegger and Benjamin: The Metaphysics and Fetish of Information
  • 6. Conclusion: "Information" and the Role of Critical Theory.

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