Albert Borgmann
Autor(a) de Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry
About the Author
Albert Borgmann is professor of philosophy at the University of Montana
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Obras por Albert Borgmann
Holding On to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium (1999) 126 exemplares
Associated Works
Postphenomenological Investigations: Essays on Human-Technology Relations (Postphenomenology and the Philosophy of… (2015) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1937
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Freiburg, Germany
- Ocupações
- Professor of Philosophy, University of Montana
Membros
Críticas
Holding On to Reality: The Nature of Information at… por Albert Borgmann
Borgmann presents an historical overview of information, how it has been transformed through time by the introduction of new technology, and especially digital technology. Borgmann shows what this development means to our contemporary society. He argues that when we enter a world that is becoming more virtual, we will lose our close connection with reality, which in turn will lead to a deprivation of our life experiences. This is a must-read for anyone concerned with the information society.
I set the thing down for months, and then picked it back up again. Its not especially interesting, but it has its moments.
It took me 180 pages to truly appreciate the main theme of the book, that there are 3 kinds of information:
Natural, what is around us. The signs that preliterates use to understand what nature brings us.
Cultural: Man's first step into the recording of information and Instructions, which puts a premium on literacy.
Technical: Copies of some aspect of reality that is captured and replayed by technical devices.… (mais)
It took me 180 pages to truly appreciate the main theme of the book, that there are 3 kinds of information:
Natural, what is around us. The signs that preliterates use to understand what nature brings us.
Cultural: Man's first step into the recording of information and Instructions, which puts a premium on literacy.
Technical: Copies of some aspect of reality that is captured and replayed by technical devices.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 534
- Popularidade
- #46,620
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 16