LEADER 03655nam 2200793Ia 450 001 9910956251703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611223168 010 $a9780226066226 010 $a0226066223 010 $a9781281223166 010 $a1281223166 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226066226 035 $a(CKB)1000000000407998 035 $a(EBL)408313 035 $a(OCoLC)261561295 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280338 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11229763 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280338 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10291778 035 $a(PQKB)10206482 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000361197 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12143782 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361197 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10348048 035 $a(PQKB)10245761 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122514 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408313 035 $a(DE-B1597)523288 035 $a(OCoLC)1027496774 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226066226 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408313 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10216955 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL122316 035 $a(Perlego)1851518 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000407998 100 $a19980724d1999 uc 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u|uu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHolding on to reality $ethe nature of information at the turn of the millennium /$fAlbert Borgmann 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a9780226066233 311 0 $a0226066231 311 0 $a9780226066257 311 0 $a0226066258 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-263) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction. Information vs. Reality --$tPart One. Natural Information. Information about Reality --$tPart Two. Cultural Information. Information for Reality --$tPart Three. Technological Information. Information as Reality --$tConclusion: Information and Reality --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aHolding 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 606 $aCommunication$xPhilosophy 606 $aInformation theory 606 $aReality 615 0$aCommunication$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aInformation theory. 615 0$aReality. 676 $a302.2 700 $aBorgmann$b Albert$01804033 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956251703321 996 $aHolding on to reality$94363120 997 $aUNINA