Aby Warburg is best known as the originator of the discipline of iconology and as the founder of the institute that bears his name. This text shows that Warburg's own project was remote from any positivist or neo-Kantian ambitions
Aby Warburg is best known as the originator of the discipline of iconology and as the founder of the institute that bears his name. This text shows that Warburg's own project was remote from any positivist or neo-Kantian ambitions.
In this book, sinologist Francois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi - meaning disposition or circumstance, power or potential - as a touchstone to explore Chinese culture and to uncover the structure underlying Chinese modes of thinking.
Today's rapid growth in information technology has occurred without a full understanding of the human consequences of its use -- on individuals, on organizations, and on society as a whole. As a result, initial expectations have frequently not been met, and a backlash has develo…
