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Paperback. Zustand: Like New. In this thought-provoking volume, Eran Fisher interrogates the relationship between algorithms as epistemic devices and modern notions of subjectivity.Over the past few decades, as the instrumentalization of algorithms has created knowledge that informs our decisions, preferences, tastes, and actions, and the very sense of who we are, they have also undercut, and arguably undermined, the Enlightenment-era ideal of the subject. Fisher finds that as algorithms enable a reality in which knowledge is created by circumventing the participation of the self, they also challenge contemporary notions of subjectivity.Through four case-studies, this book provides an empirical and theoretical investigation of this transformation, analyzing how algorithmic knowledge differs from the ideas of critical knowledge which emerged during modernity - Fisher argues that algorithms create a new type of knowledge, which in turn changes our fundamental sense of self and our concept of subjectivity.This book will make a timely contribution to the social study of algorithms and will prove especially valuable for scholars working at the intersections of media and communication studies, internet studies, information studies, the sociology of technology, the philosophy of technology, and science and technology studies. …

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Der weltweite Papierverbrauch ist trotz der Entwicklung der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) stetig gestiegen. Die Suche nach neuen Rohstoffen f r die Papierherstellung wird daher angesichts des weltweiten Waldr ckgangs zu einem Thema von gro er internationaler Bedeutung. Die vorliegende Studie ermittelt die Eignung von vier Bananensorten, Fasern von akzeptabler Qualit t f r die Herstellung von Papier und Papierprodukten zu liefern. Es wurde festgestellt, dass der Ertrag an Bananenfasern (2-3%) im Vergleich zu dem in Japan gefundenen Ertrag (10%) gering ist, dass die in Haiti verwendete Extraktionstechnologie sich als wenig effizient erweist und dass das spezifische Gewicht von Waldarten ( ber 300 kg/m3) das von Bananenfasern (11-15,8 kg/m3) bei weitem bersteigt. Au erdem wurde festgestellt, dass die Moschus-Sorte den h chsten Faserertrag (3 %) liefert, w hrend der h chstm gliche Hektarertrag (2641 Kg) mit der exotischen Sorte Irfa-909 erzielt wird. Bananenfasern enthalten weniger Zellulose (24 bis 35 %) als Holz (40 bis 52 %). Die Sorten Irfa-909 und Musqu e mit dem h chsten Ligningehalt (39,76 und 36,82) weisen eine h here Dehnungsfestigkeit auf.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Centuries ago a poet was defined as a singer. Why do we love song? Probably because it so often lifts and opens the heart. and because it can speak that for which the heart has no words. The Presence of One Word does all of this. Andrea Potos's poems capture with graceful insight her wide breadth of belonging, her treasured ties to family and loved friends, to great masters of various arts, to landscapes that shimmer and invite, to small and large details of the everyday as well as the momentous. She belongs because she beholds. To her, these people, places, and observations are vastly more than their literal dimensions-they are genuinely luminous. "It seems I am forever / looking for the thin / place, wishing to glimpse / inside a moment, close enough / to stand sentry to the invisible." Potos does indeed discern the invisible and shares it with us in poem after poem. In making Greek meatballs, she notes that it's not only appetites that "widen with anticipation"-so do spirits "and every holy sense." Girlhood swims are both play and exploring "the surface between air and water, [a] . threshold between worlds." And in elegant Viennese coffeehouses where time seems to stop, she imbibes more than the delectable beverages, finding in this atmosphere that "grandeur / seeps into your once stagnant thought / you have placed yourself in the dignity / of. what goes on and on and on." It's all in her capacity for deeper vision: ".this is not about the eye / but the heart, and its gates." We come away refreshed by these heart-views, feeling "she is the one, / containing multitudes. / .with pure light overflowing / through every expansive room." And we find ourselves agreeing with this wise assessment: "Eternity / the woman said of my poems.".…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Mother Fur is a triptych look at new parenthood. Confessional poetry, fictional characters, and lyric essay interweave in cosmic force, as the author learns what it means to be a mother. The first part offers tender poetry about an infant and his birth. The second part explores primal creation through the eyes of Grendel's Mother-who is deemed monster along with her offspring. The third part, an essay, forms a kind of synthesis: learning gentleness despite one's family of origin. The relationship between the three parts is poetic, not purely logical; it is up to the reader to connect what resonates in the spaces between confession, fiction, prose, and poetry. Mother Fur is not just for parents, however. It is a book for those who wish to forge their own identity through liminal experiences.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. A memoir in poems, Mary Warren Foulk's The Show Must Go On centers on the topics of sibling loss and queer identity, including queer parenting. It pays tribute to the author's older brother, Stephen, who died quite tragically at age forty. He was gay, though he remained closeted. In these poems, Foulk navigates his loss and legacy, along with other losses; she attempts to continue their intimate dialogue and connection (an exploration of gay sibling language); and she celebrates his influence and lessons through her own coming out process, and through the redemption and love (queer joy ) she has found in her wife, their children, the community they have created. Several poems address Foulk's pathway(s) to parenthood, including familial/societal reactions, those affirming, those discriminatory, the range and over time. She explores what it means to be a motherless mother, how a family can celebrate the empty seats at the table, the traditions inherited.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. The Life of Reason, Volume 5 by George Santayana, continues the author's profound exploration of the development and nature of reason in human life. This volume delves into the intricate phases of human progress, offering a comprehensive examination of how reason shapes our understanding of the world and our place within it. Santayana's work remains a cornerstone of philosophical thought, providing valuable insights into the interplay between instinct, intellect, and societal advancement. Santayana's eloquent prose and deep insights make The Life of Reason a timeless classic, appealing to scholars, students, and anyone interested in the philosophical underpinnings of human experience. This volume offers a unique perspective on the historical development of reason and its enduring relevance to contemporary issues.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…