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Bodies in Technology
Don Ihde
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Description for Bodies in Technology
Paperback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: UBJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
An original exploration of the ways cyberspace affects human experience.
New technologies suggest new ideas about embodiment: our "reach" extends to global sites through the Internet; we enter cyberspace through the engines of virtual reality. In this book, a leading philosopher of technology explores the meaning of bodies in technology-how the sense of our bodies and of our orientation in the world is affected by the various information technologies.
Bodies in Technology begins with an analysis of embodiment in cyberspace, then moves on to consider ways in which social theorists have interpreted or overlooked these conditions. An astute and sensible judge of ... Read moreCharting the historical, philosophical, and practical territory between virtual reality and real life, this work is an important contribution to the national conversation on the impact technology-and information technology in particular-has on our lives in a wired, global age. Show LessProduct Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Electronic Mediations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816638468
SKU
V9780816638468
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About Don Ihde
Don Ihde is distinguished professor in the Department of Philosophy and is also affiliated with the history of science and women’s studies programs at SUNY, Stony Brook.
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