Holding on to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium
by Borgmann, Albert
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- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0226066258
- ISBN 13
- 9780226066257
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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.
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- Common Crow Books (US)
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- Title
- Holding on to Reality: The Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium
- Author
- Borgmann, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- ISBN 10
- 0226066258
- ISBN 13
- 9780226066257
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Information, Science
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