Aesthetics of universal knowledge. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Simon Schaffer; John Tresch, Pasquale Gagliardi, editors.
• Editors: Schaffer, Simon, 1955-; Tresch, John, 1972-; Gagliardi, Pasquale, 1936-
• Contents: Preface: Text And Context: Genius Loci; Pasquale Gagliardi -- Introduction; Simon Schaffer -- Part I. Visions -- 1. Re-Visioning The World: Mapping The Lithosphere; Adam Lowe And Jerry Brotton -- 2. Architects Of Knowledge; Pierre Chabard -- 3. Pictorialism (Prelude & Fugue); Cheryce Von Xylander -- 4. The Unending Quantity Of Objects: An Observation On Museums And Their Presentation Modes; Anke Te Heesen -- Part II. Worlds -- 5. Cosmopragmatics And Petabytes; John Tresch -- 6. Gaia Without The Sphere; Bruno Latour -- 7. Mapping Dark Matter And The Venice Paradox; David Turnbull -- Part III. Economies -- 8. The Web, Google And Cosmograms; Steve Crossan -- 9. Rhetoric, Economics, And Nature; Deirdre N. Mccloskey -- 10. Lodestar; Richard Powers. .
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (250 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 701.17; Philosophy; Aesthetics; Museum techniques -- Philosophy; Philosophy and science; ART / General; Aesthetics; Philosophy and science; Literary Criticism -- General; Computers -- Computer Science; Language Arts & Disciplines -- General; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Science -- Quantum Theory; Literary studies: general; Humanities; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Statistical physics; Technology in literature; Information systems; Geographical information systems; Philosophy -- Reference; Philosophy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319425955; 3319425951
• Related ISBNs: 9783319425948; 3319425943
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 5, 2017)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.