Overview
Takes a distinctly philosophically-oriented approach to a topic of strong contemporary interest
Posits a novel new interpretation of the evolving role of technology and media within human myth-making
Compiles the work of experts in the field from across the globe
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Digital Media as Recording Devices
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book uses the conceptual tools of philosophy to shed light on digital media and on the way in which they bear upon our existence. At the turn of the century, the rise of digital media significantly changed our world. The digitizing of traditional media has extraordinarily increased the circulation of texts, sound, and images. Digital media have also widened our horizons and altered our relationship with others and with ourselves.
Information production and communication are still undoubtedly significant aspects of digital media and life. Recently, however, recording, registration and keeping track have taken the upper hand in both online practices and the imaginaries related to them. The essays in this book therefore focus primarily on the idea that digital media involve a significant overlapping between communication and recording.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Alberto Romele is Postdoctoral Researcher at the ETHICS Lab of the Lille Catholic University, France. He has previously been Assistant Professor in modern and contemporary philosophy at the University of Burgundy, and Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Portuguese national research agency (FCT) at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto. His research focuses on hermeneutics, philosophy of technology, and theories of the digital.
Enrico Terrone is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Università di Torino, Italy, and Associate Researcher at Collège d’études mondiales, Paris, France. He was awarded a Fellowship in Bonn (Käte Hamburger Kolleg) and one in Paris (FMSH – Gerda Henkel Stiftung). His work ranges aesthetics, social ontology and philosophy of technology. His primary area of research is philosophy of film.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Towards a Philosophy of Digital Media
Editors: Alberto Romele, Enrico Terrone
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75759-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75758-2Published: 31 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09320-4Published: 22 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75759-9Published: 17 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 278
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Technology, Modern Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Culture and Technology, Media and Communication