Hyperthematics : the logic of value / Marc M. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Marc M., author.

Series:

SUNY series in American Philosophy and Cultural Thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Values--Social aspects.

Values.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (526 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York, [2019]

Summary:

In this innovative work, Marc M. Anderson presents an account of value and value creation, which both defines value and introduces a method to manipulate value practically. Using this new methodology, Anderson first explores where value lies in experience, both human and otherwise, uncovering tendencies in human action and the natural world that create and destroy value. From that analysis, he generates practical principles to be applied in creating value in any region or discipline of human experience, at any scale, including corporate organization and product design, economics, the sciences, the arts, urban and architectural design, and sustainable development. He tests this methodology by focusing on the organization and production of commercial corporations in particular, suggesting ways to rethink and transform organization, product creation, and the contemporary currency system. He considers the implications for the many intersections of corporate production with human life, from urban planning, medicine, and food production to pornography, weaponry, and environmental engagement, with corresponding suggestions for transformation toward value. Throughout, Hyperthematics examines complexity, the nature of objects, the inevitable future intermingling of science and ethics, and assumptions driving the contemporary culture wars.

Contents:

Mode of expansive exploration

Beginnings and the hyperthematic structures of game and narrative

Hyperthematic structures of dance and music

Hyperthematic expansion of light and colour

The hyperthematic structure of visual arts

Mode of expansive reconstruction

Hyperthematization of the corporation

Expansive reconstruction of H5 to H15

Expansive reconstruction of the hyperthemes of light and colour

Expansive reconstruction of the hyperthemes of the visual arts.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438475356

1438475357