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University Of Chicago Press
The Marvelous Clouds: Toward A Philosophy Of Elemental Media
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Peters defines media expansively as elements that compose the human world. Drawing from ideas implicit in media philosophy, Peters argues that media are more than carriers of messages: they are the very infrastructures combining nature and culture that allow human life to thrive. Through an encyclopedic array of examples from the oceans to the skies,The Marvelous Clouds reveals the long prehistory of so-called new media. Digital media, Peters argues, are an extension of early practices tied to the establishment of civilization such as mastering fire, building calendars, reading the stars, creating language, and establishing religions. New media do not take us into uncharted waters, but rather confront us with the deepest and oldest questions of society and ecology: how to manage the relations people have with themselves, others, and the natural world.
| Author: John Durham Peters |
| Publisher: University of Chicago Press |
| Publication Date: Aug 15, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 419 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback/Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN-10: 022642135X |
| ISBN-13: 9780226421353 |
The Marvelous Clouds: Toward A Philosophy Of Elemental Media
$23.00
$21.26
Sale 8%
Peters defines media expansively as elements that compose the human world. Drawing from ideas implicit in media philosophy, Peters argues that media are more than carriers of messages: they are the very infrastructures combining nature and culture that allow human life to thrive. Through an encyclopedic array of examples from the oceans to the skies,The Marvelous Clouds reveals the long prehistory of so-called new media. Digital media, Peters argues, are an extension of early practices tied to the establishment of civilization such as mastering fire, building calendars, reading the stars, creating language, and establishing religions. New media do not take us into uncharted waters, but rather confront us with the deepest and oldest questions of society and ecology: how to manage the relations people have with themselves, others, and the natural world.
| Author: John Durham Peters |
| Publisher: University of Chicago Press |
| Publication Date: Aug 15, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 419 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback/Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN-10: 022642135X |
| ISBN-13: 9780226421353 |
