Overview
In this whollyoriginal addition to the quest to understand information, German philosopherPeter Janich argues that our understanding of information is based in the muchbroader history of scientific naturalism. His novel critique of this widespreaddogma grounds science in human life practices and wrestles with the veryfundamentals of the scientific way of understanding reality.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter Janich ,
Eric Hayot ,
Lea Pao
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Volume: 55
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 21.60cm
ISBN: 9781517900090
ISBN 10: 1517900093
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 06 March 2018
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Peter Janich's What is Information? is a philosophical unicorn. This short, punchy text offers civil defense against philosophical catastrophe. It is a one-stop shop for repairing conceptual sloppiness in how we talk about information. Written with a sly wit, it is not only abstract: its extended meditation on various technologies breaks fresh ground in the philosophy and history of media. Janich joins a multi-tongued chorus proclaiming that bad things happen when we let media get away with pretending to be invisible. --John Durham Peters, author of The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media
""Peter Janich’s What is Information? is a philosophical unicorn. This short, punchy text offers civil defense against philosophical catastrophe. It is a one-stop shop for repairing conceptual sloppiness in how we talk about information. Written with a sly wit, it is not only abstract: its extended meditation on various technologies breaks fresh ground in the philosophy and history of media. Janich joins a multi-tongued chorus proclaiming that bad things happen when we let media get away with pretending to be invisible.""-John Durham Peters, author of The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media
Author Information
Peter Janich (19422016) was a German philosopher of science and the author of some thirty books and more than two hundred articles. His work has been translated into Italian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and English. Eric Hayot is distinguished professor of comparative literature and Asian studies at Pennsylvania State University and the author of four books, most recently The Elements of Academic Style. Lea Pao is assistant professor of German studies at Stanford University.
