Andrew Light

Jonathan M. Smith

Philosophers and geographers have converged on the topic of public space, fascinated and in many ways alarmed by fundamental changes in the way post-industrial societies produce space for public use, and in the way citizens of these same societies perceive and constitute themselves as a public. This volume advances this inquiry, making extensive use of political and social theory, while drawing intimate connections between political principles, social processes, and the commonplaces of our everyday environments.

The Production of Public Space

Philosophy and Geography II

Places are today subject to contrary tendencies. They lose some functions, which may scale up to fewer more centralized places, or down to numerous more dispersed places, and they gain other functions, which are scaling up and down from other places. This prompts premature prophecies of the abolition of space and the obsolescence of place. At the same time, a growing literature testifies to the persistence of place as an incorrigible aspect of human experience, identity, and morality. Place is a common ground for thought and action, a community of experienced particulars that avoids solipsism and universalism. It draws us into the philosophy of the ordinary, into familiarity as a form of knowledge, into the wisdom of proximity. Each of these essays offers a philosophy of place, and reminds us that such philosophies ultimately decide how we make, use, and understand places, whether as accidents, instruments, or fields of care.

Philosophies of Place

Philosophy and Geography III

This book introduces information technology topics foundational to many services offered in libraries and information centers. Written by a librarian with extensive experience as a technology specialist in libraries the book clearly explains concepts information technology principles with an eye toward their practical applications in libraries.

Information Technology for Librarians and Information Professionals

This collection explores the aesthetic qualities of human relationships, sports, taste, smell, food, and natural and built environments.

Jonathan M. Smith

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