On the Binding Biases of Time: And Other Essays on General Semantics and Media Ecology

Strate, Associate Professor And Chair Of Department Of Communication And Media Studies Lance

ISBN 10: 0982755937 / ISBN 13: 9780982755938

Published by Institute of General Semantics, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Binding Biases of Time: And Other Essays on General Semantics and Media Ecology
• Publisher: Institute of General Semantics
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0982755937
• ISBN 13: 9780982755938
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

On the Binding Biases of Time and Other Essays on General Semantics and Media Ecology consists of a series of explorations into our use of symbols, language, and media to relate to our environment, and how our different modes of perception and communication influence human consciousness, culture, and social organization. These essays draw upon and integrate the perspectives of general semantics, systems theory, and media ecology, bringing them to bear upon a diversity of topics that include the future of consciousness, identity and meaning, the Ten Commandments, media literacy, The Lord of the Rings, and our relationship to time. Throughout this volume, Strate grapples with the question of what it means to be human, and what the prospects may be for humanity's continued survival. As he concludes in the title essay of this book: "As a species, we are binders of time, bound up by our biases of time; we are moved by our consciousness of time, as we tell time, and as we tell ourselves that only time will tell; as we play for time, and as we pray, as we pray for time."

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Fordham University