Software Theory

A Cultural and Philosophical Study

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

AvFederica Frabetti

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The cultural and philosophical study of software is crucial, both within and outside of the university, at an international level and across disciplines. Software is increasingly considered the focus of digital media studies because of the perceived need to address the invisibility, ubiquity, and power of digital media. Yet software remains quite obscure to students and scholars in media studies, the social sciences, and the humanities.This unique book engages directly in close readings of technical texts and computer code in order to show how software works and in what sense it can be considered constitutive of culture and even of human thought. Federica Frabetti combines this with an engagement with thinkers such as Bernard Steigler and Jacques Derrida to problematize the very nature of the conceptual system on which software is based and which has shaped its historical evolution. The book argues for a radical demystification of software and digital technologies by addressing the mystery that surrounds its function and that affects our comprehension of its relationship between technology, philosophy, culture, and society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-11-17
Mått144 x 214 x 16 mm
Vikt286 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMedia Philosophy
Antal sidor220
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781783481972

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Systemvetenskap och AI inom Data och IT
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Acknowledgments / Introduction / 1. From Technical Tools to Originary Technicity: The Concept of Technology in Western Philosophy / 2. Language, Writing and Code: Towards a Deconstructive Reading of Software / 3. Software as Material Inscription: The Beginnings of Software Engineering / 4. From the Cathedral to the Bazaar: Software as the Unexpected / 5. Writing the Printed Circuit: For a Genealogy of Code / Conclusion: The Unforeseen Consequeneses of Technology / Bibliography / Index

This book represents a landmark in the field of techno-cultural studies. Frabetti's deconstructive reading of software and code reveals their key role within the scriptorium of contemporary culture.This is a highly original contribution to understanding the writing/machine relationship and will give pause for thought amongst all those who suppose that the technics of inscription can be studied independently of the question of language itself.