Bodies in Technology by Don Ihde

Bodies in Technology by Don Ihde

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 these theories, Don Ihde is a uniquely provocative and helpful guide through contemporary thinking about technology and embodiment, drawing on sources and examples as various as video games, popular films, the workings of e-mail, and virtual reality techniques. Charting 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.

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.

SKU	NGR9780816638468
ISBN 13	9780816638468
ISBN 10	0816638462
Title	Bodies in Technology
Author	Don Ihde
Series	Electronic Mediations
Condition	New
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Minnesota Press
Year published	2001-12-06
Number of pages	180
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