Paul Levinson

When Phil D'Amato, a forensic specialist with the NYPD, investigates the growing number of individuals who have suffered bizarre losses of memory, he discovers evidence of a strange organism living deep within all human brains since the beginning of time that may hold the key to the root of human consciousness. By the author of The Silk Code. 12,500 first printing.

The Consciousness Plague

Reading a new Socratic dialogue that reflects a time traveler's argument to the great philosopher that he can escape death by traveling to the future, graduate student Sierra is astonished when the elderly scholar who showed her the document disappears, an event that prompts her search for answers through time with the help of her boyfriend, Max. 10,000 first printing.

The Plot to Save Socrates

David Lavery

Douglas L. Howard

The Sopranos is recognized as the most successful cable series in the history of television. The Washington Post has called the popular series, winner of twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes, "the television landmark that leaves other landmarks in the dust." In every aspect -- narrative structure, visual artistry, writing, intertextuality, ensemble acting, controversial themes, dark humor, and unflinching examinations of American life -- The Sopranos has had few equals. Offering a definitive final assessment of the series, The Essential Sopranos Reader aims to comprehensively examine the show's themes and enduring cultural significance. Gender and ethnicity, the role of dreams, the rebirth of HBO, the series' controversial finale, and other topics come under scrutiny in this highly accessible, engaging collection. The book concludes with an interview with Dominic Chianese, who played Uncle Junior in all six seasons of the show.

The Essential Sopranos Reader

This essay explores the historical and current context of fake news - with comparisons to government propaganda, and professional and citizen journalism - as well as what impact it may have had on the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, and what can best be done about it.

Fake News in Real Context

Essays over de in Oostenrijk geboren Engelse wijsgeer (geb. 1902)

Essays on the Philosophy of Karl Popper on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday

In Pursuit of Truth

Nel 2042, a Sierra, una giovane studentessa laureata in lettere classiche, viene mostrato un nuovo dialogo socratico, recentemente scoperto, in cui un viaggiatore nel tempo sostiene che Socrate potrebbe sfuggire alla morte grazie al viaggio nel futuro! Thomas, lo studioso anziano che le ha mostrato il documento, scompare, e Sierra si mette subito alla ricerca delle origini del manoscritto con l'aiuto del suo ragazzo Max, studioso di antichità classiche. Il percorso la porta alle macchine del tempo nei club per gentiluomini di Londra e di New York, e nel passato-- oltre che da un viaggiatore nel tempo proveniente dal futuro che dice di essere Erone di Alessandria del 150 d.C.. Complicazioni, misteri, viaggi, e loop temporali si moltiplicano mentre Sierra cerca di scoprire chi sta progettando di salvare il più grande filosofo della storia umana. Personaggi storici affascinanti da Alcibiade a William Henry Appleton, il grande editore americano del diciannovesimo secolo, a Ipazia e allo stesso Socrate compaiono nel romanzo.

Il Piano per Salvare Socrate

Uma jovem académica recebe um fragmento de um diálogo que refere um encontro entre Sócrates e um estrangeiro, que o visitou na prisão antes de beber a cicuta. Este propõe-lhe resgatá-lo e deixar um clone no seu lugar. Outras personagens entram também em contacto com esse diálogo , entre eles um inventor que criou uma cadeira para viajar no tempo. Irá Sócrates ser salvo? Quem vai sobreviver àquela corrida contra o tempo?

A CONSPIRAÇÃO PARA SALVAR SÓCRATES

The Soft Edge is a one-of-a-kind history of the information revolution. In his lucid and direct style, Paul Levinson, historian and philosopher of media and communications, gives us more than just a history of information technologies. The Soft Edge is a book about theories on the evolution of technology, the effects that human choice has on this (r)evolution, and what's in store for us in the future. Paul Levinson's engaging voice guides us on a tour that explains how communications media have been responsible for major developments in history and for profound changes in our day-to-day lives. Levinson presents the intriguing argument that technology actually becomes more human. We see how information technologies are selected on the basis of how well they meet human needs. Why is email more like speech than print is? Why didn't the arrival of television destroy the radio? These and many more thought provoking questions are answered in The Soft Edge. Boldly extending and deepening the pathways blazed by McLuhan, Paul Levinson has provided us with a brilliant and exciting study of life with our old media, our new media, and the media still to come.

Soft Edge:Nat Hist&Future Info

Is planet earth the end of the line, or is space itself the next stop? Cyberspace. It's incredible, taking us to any part of the planet we want to visit. But as Paul Levinson shows in his brilliant new book, when it comes to transport, we're still stuck in the past, preferring to take our bodies with us. Whether it's trains, yachts, scooters or pogo-sticks, we're compelled to keep moving, our movements curtailed only by the earth itself. In our imaginations however, we soar way past the limits of current technology. With a lucid but reflective style that takes in everything from robots and science fiction to religion and philosophy, Paul Levinson asks why there is a deep seated human desire to know what's 'out there'. Why, after getting a man on the moon, did the US space program develop so slowly? In a world where space is constantly repackaged, how do we know what real space is? Is our desire to get into space natural, or a religious craving, and is it a modern phenomenon, or did our ancestors also dream of escaping the clutches of Mother Earth? Jam-packed with exciting, innovative, even revolutionary thinking about our future, Realspace is essential reading for everyone who has ever sat at their desk, gazed into the distance and imagined boarding a space shuttle...

The fate of physical presence in the digital age, on and off planet

Real Space

Explores theories on the evolution of technology, the effects that human choice has on this revolution, and what's in store in the future.

A Natural History and Future of the Information Revolution

The Soft Edge

Descrierea cărţii: În anul 2042, Sierrei Waters, o tânără absolventă de filologie clasică, i se arată un nou dialog al lui Socrate, descoperit recent, în care un călător în timp încearcă să susţină argumentat că Socrate ar putea fi salvat de la moarte, dacă ar accepta să călătorească în viitor! Thomas, cărturarul vârstnic, care i-a arătat documentul, dispare şi Sierra începe imediat să cerceteze provenienţa manuscrisului cu ajutorul iubitului ei, cercetătorul de filologie clasică, Max. Urmele duc spre maşinile timpului din două cluburi de gentlemeni, unul londonez şi altul new-yorkez, în trecut – şi spre un călător în timp din viitor, care se dă drept Heron din Alexandria în anul 150 d. Hr. . Complicaţiile, misterele, călătoriile şi buclele temporale se înmulţesc, în timp ce Sierra încearcă să desluşească cine a planificat salvarea de la moarte a celui mai important filozof din istoria umanităţii. Printre personaje se numără personalităţi istorice fascinante, cum ar fi Alcibiade, sau William Henry Appleton, marele editor American din secolul al XIX-lea, Hipatia, Platon şi chiar Socrate însuşi.

Complot Pentru Salvarea Lui Socrate

Reading a new Socratic dialogue that reflects a time traveler's argument with the great philosopher that he can escape death by traveling to the future, graduate student Sierra is astonished when the elderly scholar who showed her the document disappears, an event that prompts her search for answers through time with the help of her boyfriend, Max. Reprint.

When one of his friends turns up dead, Phil D'Amato, a forensic investigator for New York City, finds himself caught up in an ingenious biological plot insure immortality, as he races against time to solve the puzzle of the "Silk Code" before it is too late. A first novel. Reprint.

The Silk Code

Marshall McLuhan died on the last day of 1980, on the doorstep of the personal computer revolution. Yet McLuhan's ideas anticipated a world of media in motion, and its impact on our lives on the dawn of the new millennium. Paul Levinson examines why McLuhan's theories about media are more important to us today than when they were first written, and why the Wired generation is now turning to McLuhan's work to understand the global village in the digital age.

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