{"product_id":"the-internet-is-not-what-you-think-it-is-a-history-a-philosophy-a-warning-paperback","title":"The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Smith-Ruiu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original deep history of the internet that tells the story of the centuries-old utopian dreams behind it--and explains why they have died today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology. But is it? In \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Is Not What You Think It Is\u003c\/i\u003e, Justin Smith offers an original deep history of the internet, from the ancient to the modern world--uncovering its surprising origins in nature and centuries-old dreams of radically improving human life by outsourcing thinking to machines and communicating across vast distances. Yet, despite the internet's continuing potential, Smith argues, the utopian hopes behind it have finally died today, killed by the harsh realities of social media, the global information economy, and the attention-destroying nature of networked technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging over centuries of the history and philosophy of science and technology, Smith shows how the \"internet\" has been with us much longer than we usually think. He draws fascinating connections between internet user experience, artificial intelligence, the invention of the printing press, communication between trees, and the origins of computing in the machine-driven looms of the silk industry. At the same time, he reveals how the internet's organic structure and development root it in the natural world in unexpected ways that challenge efforts to draw an easy line between technology and nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining the sweep of intellectual history with the incisiveness of philosophy, \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Is Not What You Think It Is\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through our daily digital lives to give a clear-sighted picture of what the internet is, where it came from, and where it might be taking us in the coming decades.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin E. H. Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Paris. His books include \u003ci\u003eIrrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason; The Philosopher: A History in Six Types\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eDivine Machines: Leibniz and the Sciences of Life\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). He lives in Paris. Twitter @jehsmith\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.87 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44843635671142,"sku":"9780691235219","price":24.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/7KHexzLuXV9780691235219.webp?v=1772633118","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-internet-is-not-what-you-think-it-is-a-history-a-philosophy-a-warning-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}