The Walls of Things Around Us - Philosophical (Hi)story of Technology and Mindfulness of the Human Environment

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Table of Contents Abbreviations Introduction I Appropriating the Earth The Stick - Striking with the Earth The Blade - Cutting with the Earth The Hearth – Igniting the Earth The Home - Dwelling Inside the Earth The Vessel - Holding with the Earth The Furniture - Adapting the Earth The Furnace - Shaping the Earth The Wheel - Rolling upon the Earth The Pipe - Channeling the Earth The Mechanism - Articulating the Earth The Chemical Reaction - Transforming the Earth The Electric Circuit - Powering with the Earth II Appropriating Life Gathering - Amassing Life Hunting - Sacrificing Life Wearing - Insulating Life Cooking - Preparing Life Domesticating - Taming Life Herding - Enclosing Life Breeding - Shaping Life Planting - Fostering Life Healing - Saving Life Manipulating - Designing Life III Appropriating the Skies The Light The Fire - Creating Light The Pigment - Shaping Light The Mirror - The Self in Light The Lens - Guiding Light The Image - Preserving with Light The Wave - Reaching with Light The Solar Panel - Harvesting Light The Air The Rack - Drying with the Air The Musical Instrument - Feeling with the Air The Sail - Harnessing the Winds The Explosive - Breaking with the Air The Engine - Powering with Air The Acoustical Recording – Hearing through the Sky The Flying Machine - Through the Air, Away from Earth IV Appropriating the World Appropriating Signs The Isolated Sign - Representations in the World The Spoken Language - Assembling Signs in the Air The Written Language - Assembling Signs on the Earth Appropriating Things with Signs The Law - Tracing Boundaries in the World The Institution - Structuring the World Money - Trading in the World Appropriating Knowledge with Signs The Forum - Sharing in the World The School - Guiding Others through the World The Library - Consolidating the World V Appropriating Being Bibliography