Where Are You? An Ontology of the Cell Phone |
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Author:
| Ferraris, Maurizio |
Translator:
| Sanctis, Sarah De |
Foreword by:
| Eco, Umberto |
Series title: | Commonalities Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8232-5616-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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An analysis of the history and social role of mobile phones today (with an enhancement of their primary writing function) is followed by a proposal of a philosophical theory of objects, which is meant to be complementary to Searle's 'collective intentionality', that places writing at the basis of social reality.
An analysis of the history and social role of mobile phones today (with an enhancement of their primary writing function) is followed by a proposal of a philosophical theory of objects, which is meant to be complementary to Searle's 'collective intentionality', that places writing at the basis of social reality.