[Air-l] On the Concept of Space

[jespert]

Dear All,

I just want to tell you that I made an article on cyberspace as a space 
parallel to geographical space in 2002.

In that article I worked with philosophy, sociology and the history of 
technology in order to explore the possibility of building on the 
definition of space. My goal was to describe cyberspace as a space 
parallel to geographical space and to tell the story of its genesis by 
exploring space in the context of humans and their society.

I argued that social evolution describes human colonisation of 
geographical space as the dynamic interplay between new communication 
techniques, technological innovations and the differentiation of 
society. Communication techniques and technology in the process of 
social-evolution I think redefine space from a geographical context. 
At the same time this process generates a separate space in cyberspace 
by forming a conceptual space by virtue of the Internet connecting 
computers. Parallel space, in a philosophical context, results when the 
space-transforming technology alters geographical space then critical 
mass is reached assisted by the Internet. The paper concludes with the 
idea that a parallel space exists for social systems when the new demand 
placed upon individual psychic systems requires an explanation of how 
society functions differently in cyberspace.

Also Espen Aarset has a concept namely 
non-local space
 but I think 
that he has only written about that in Scandinavian language.

Tække, Jesper. 2002. Cyberspace as a Space parallel to geographical 
space. in: Virtual space: The spatiality of virtual inhabited 3D worlds. 
Lars Qvortrup, Springer Publishers, 2002.

Best Regards
Jesper Tække

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Rita Lauria wrote:

>See Max Jammer: "On the Concept of Space." Probably THE definitive
>historical work on the history of the idea from the perspective of an
>historian of science. This is a classic. Jammer also wrote on the concept of
>force and on one other concept (which escapes me now) which hold a central
>place in physics.
>
>Rita Lauria, Ph.D.
>Associate Professor New Media
>North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
>Dept. Journalism & Mass Communication
>NCB-A
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>Greensboro, NC 27411
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