Bodies in Technology

Bodies in Technology

Don Ihde
REVIEW:
Leonardo

$20.00 paper
ISBN: 0-8166-3846-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3846-8

$60.00 cloth
ISBN: 0-8166-3845-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3845-1

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.

“This book by Ihde explores the meaning of bodies in technology, that is, how the sense of our bodies and of our orientation in the world are affected by information technologies. The book is certainly a contribution to the worldwide conversation and debates on the impact of technology and especially information technology on the lives of human beings in a global age, especially regarding contemporary thinking about technology and embodiment.” —Mousaion

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.

232 pages | 5 7/8 x 9 | 2002
Electronic Mediations Series, volume 5



Bodies in Technology Don Ihde REVIEW: Leonardo		$20.00 paper ISBN: 0-8166-3846-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3846-8 $60.00 cloth ISBN: 0-8166-3845-4 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3845-1
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. “This book by Ihde explores the meaning of bodies in technology, that is, how the sense of our bodies and of our orientation in the world are affected by information technologies. The book is certainly a contribution to the worldwide conversation and debates on the impact of technology and especially information technology on the lives of human beings in a global age, especially regarding contemporary thinking about technology and embodiment.” —Mousaion 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. 232 pages \| 5 7/8 x 9 \| 2002 Electronic Mediations Series, volume 5