This is the first collection to offer comprehensive scrutiny of the theories associated with new materialisms, including but not limited to: speculative realism, new materialism, object-oriented ontology and actor-network theory. One of the most influential trends in the humanities and social sciences in the last decades, new materialisms embody a critique of modernity and a pl...(展开全部)

Bringing together authors from two intellectual traditions that have, so far, generally developed independently of one another – critical theory and new materialism – this book addresses the fundamental differences and potential connections that exist between these two schools of thought. With a focus on some of the most pressing questions of contemporary philosophy and social ...(展开全部)

霍尼韦尔国际总裁和CEO。霍尼韦尔是一爱资产达250亿美元的多种技术提供商及制造业的领袖型企业。博西迪曾经在1991-1999年期间担任联合信号公司总裁兼CEO，1999年12月该公司与霍尼韦尔国际合并后，他当选为霍尼韦尔公司总裁。2000年4月，他因退休而离开公司，2001年再次接受聘请，重新担任公司CEO兼总裁的职位。博西迪于1957年作业一名实习生进入通用电气公司，在为联合信号公司荼之前，他曾经在通用电气公司从事过执行和财务工作。他曾先后担任过能用电气信贷公司的首席运营官、通用电气服务和原料部门执行副总裁及总裁，以及通用电气公司副总裁和首席执行官等职位。 （美国）拉姆·查兰（Ram Charan），在全球范围内声誉卓著的公司董事会和CEO的咨询顾问，同时也是畅销书作者和杰出的教授。他对商业问题的卓越洞察，以及提出的实用解决方案深受企业领...(展开全部)

New Materialisms rethinks the relevance of materialist philosophy in the midst of a world shaped by forces such as digital and biotechnologies, global warming, global capital, and population flows. Moving away from modes of inquiry that have prioritized the study of consciousness and subjectivity over matter, the essays in this collection show that any account of experience, ag...(展开全部)

Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism; he tries to formulate a consistent and persuasive elaboration of the doctrine that the rightness and wrongness of actions is determined solely by their ...(展开全部)

A philosophy of new media that defines the digital image as the process by which the body filters information to create images. In New Philosophy for New Media, Mark Hansen defines the image in digital art in terms that go beyond the merely visual. Arguing that the "digital image" encompasses the entire process by which information is made perceivable, he places the body in a p...(展开全部)

This is a bold vision of the electronic media and the nature of reality in a world increasingly wired to technology. It proposes and explores concepts such as: whether democracy is outmoded and must be redesigned to reflect how technology affects power structures; whether the electronic media have extended our psychology as well as our nervous systems and our bodies; whether ar...(展开全部)

Examines the theoretical achievements and the political impact of the new materialisms Materialism, a rich philosophical tradition that goes back to antiquity, is currently undergoing a renaissance. In The Government of Things, Thomas Lemke provides a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of this “new materialism”. In analyzing the work of Graham Harman, Jane Bennett, ...(展开全部)

Examines the theoretical achievements and the political impact of the new materialisms Materialism, a rich philosophical tradition that goes back to antiquity, is currently undergoing a renaissance. In The Government of Things, Thomas Lemke provides a comprehensive overview and critical assessment of this “new materialism”. In analyzing the work of Graham Harman, Jane Bennett, ...(展开全部)

A step-by-step tutorial-based guide aimed at giving you hands-on practical experience to develop AR applications for Android.Augmented Reality for Android Application Development is for Android mobile application developers who are familiar with Android Development Tools and deployment, JMonkeyEngine, and the Vuforia SDK.