The Research On Borgmann’s Philosophy Of Information

Borgmann probes into information philosophically. It is divided into natural information、cultural information and technological information. Natural information is information about reality, and is to present the information of reality. The natural information is for reality to express to itself own way to human. Such information makes reality perspicuous. Cultural information is also about reality, and realizes information of reality. It raises the perspicuity of reality to the level of surveyability. But cultural information also does something new and distinctive, and it yields prosperity. Technological information is to replace information of reality. Its sign is the technological equipment, technological information is provided by them. Technological information too is about reality. It raises perspicuity to the level of transparency. It is also information for reality. It raises prosperity to the level of control. But technological information too does something new and distinctive, and Its most prominent feature sees the information as reality. The function of technological information become more and more powerful, leading to the trend of replacing natural information and cultural information, making its fall into the tool of technological information.With the flood of technological information, it makes technological information in different degree conceals and replaces reality. Such as the " reducing burden" of technological information dispel people’s engagement with reality; The parasitic of Technological information expel people’s engagement with reality; the virtuality and transparency of Technological information replace real reality. So, the traditional natural and cultural information will become meet the utility of the tools we need, even solely reducing tools of Technological information. So we lost the continuity and profundity of people’s engagement with reality with traditional information, the symmetry of Information and reality is destroyed, such is unfavorable for our good life.This paper strives to, from Borgmann’s philosophy of information, probe into the problem of hyperreality and replacing reality which is caused by Technological information, and put forward some claims to overcome this plight of hyperreality; to adjust the information and reality; to keep the balance of the sign and the thing. We should pay attention to and participate in such landmark——Communal Celebrations: namely to focal and light up the human life; to engage the mind and the body. It is the focus of attention of our life, Commanding presence, continuity with the world and centering power are the symbols of these landmarks. As we all know, most communal celebrations are present and realization of traditional information; Understanding and memory can be advocated and preserved; the experiences and the skills of people’s engagement with reality are enriched. Such, the dim of between signs and things gets clarification, the continuity of information and the reality is maintained, we also feel their the profundity and charm. So, from the broad moral, people believe firmly that eloquence of reality is not transcendence. Although this is a general view of the ethics, such an ethics view reveals the profound continuity of human and the reality.