Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet

Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet
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出版社: W.W. Norton & Co.
2008-09
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780393065060
定价: 289.70
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 224页
正文语种: 英语
  • Alightingatthepivotalpointsofculturaltransformation,thisisanexhilaratinghistoryofthekeyinstitutionsthathaveorganisedknowledgeintheWestfromtheclassicalperiodonward.Witheleganceandwittheauthorsquestionhowhistoryhelpsusunderstandthevastchangeswearenowexperiencinginthelandscapeofknowledge.BeginninginclassicalAlexandria,wethenseethemonasteryinthewildernessofacollapsedcivilisation,therambunctiousuniversitiesofthelatemedievalcitiesandthethicksocialnetworksoftheEnlightenmentrepublicofletters.Thedevelopmentofscienceandthelaboratoryasadominantknowledgeinstitutionbringsustothepresent,seekingpatternsinthenewdigitalnetworksofknowledge.Fullofmemorablecharacters,thisfreshintellectualhistoryofthewestsucceedsinrestoringthestrangenessandthesignificanceofthepast. *IANF.McNEELYandLISAWOLVERTONteachattheUniversityofOregon.
  • 内容简介:
    Alightingatthepivotalpointsofculturaltransformation,thisisanexhilaratinghistoryofthekeyinstitutionsthathaveorganisedknowledgeintheWestfromtheclassicalperiodonward.Witheleganceandwittheauthorsquestionhowhistoryhelpsusunderstandthevastchangeswearenowexperiencinginthelandscapeofknowledge.BeginninginclassicalAlexandria,wethenseethemonasteryinthewildernessofacollapsedcivilisation,therambunctiousuniversitiesofthelatemedievalcitiesandthethicksocialnetworksoftheEnlightenmentrepublicofletters.Thedevelopmentofscienceandthelaboratoryasadominantknowledgeinstitutionbringsustothepresent,seekingpatternsinthenewdigitalnetworksofknowledge.Fullofmemorablecharacters,thisfreshintellectualhistoryofthewestsucceedsinrestoringthestrangenessandthesignificanceofthepast.
  • 作者简介:
    *IANF.McNEELYandLISAWOLVERTONteachattheUniversityofOregon.
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