Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web is a book by David Weinberger

David Weinberger

David Weinberger is an American technologist, professional speaker, and commentator, probably best known as co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto David Weinberger (born 1950 in New York) is an American technologist, professional speaker, and commentator, probably best known as co-author of the...

 published by Perseus Publishing in 2002 (ISBN 0-7382-0543-5). The book's central premise is that the world wide web

World Wide Web

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 has significantly altered humanity's understanding

Understanding

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 or perception

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 of the concept

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s of space

Space

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, matter

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, time

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, perfection, public

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, knowledge

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, and morality

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, each of which comprises the title of a chapter

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in the book. The web, Weinberger writes, "is enabling us to rediscover what we've always known about being human: we are connected creatures in a connected world about which we care passionately."