The marvelous clouds : toward a philosophy of elemental media / John Durham Peters.
The marvelous clouds : toward a philosophy of elemental media / John Durham Peters.
The marvelous clouds : toward a philosophy of elemental media / John Durham Peters.
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
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G 2015/4573
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English
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Physical content
410 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
In medias res -- Understanding media -- Of cetaceans and ships; or, the moorings of our being -- The fire sermon -- Lights in the firmament: sky media I (Chronos) -- The times and the seasons: sky media II (Kairos) -- The face and the book (inscription media) -- God and Google -- Conclusion: the sab...
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
When we speak of clouds these days, it is as likely that we mean data clouds or network clouds as cumulus or stratus. In their sharing of the term, both kinds of clouds reveal an essential truth: that the natural world and the technological world are not so distinct. In The Marvelous Clouds, John Durham Peters argues that though we often think of m...
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The marvelous clouds : toward a philosophy of elemental media / John Durham Peters.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/4573
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74VKzDmEzJlg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzDmEzJlg
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ISBN
9780226253978 (e-book)
9780226253831 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
022625383X (cloth ; acid-free paper)
022625397X (e-book)
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302.201
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991023338319702626
