The Philosophy of Software: Code and Mediation in the Digital Age This book is a critical introduction to code and software that develops an understanding of its social and philosophical implications in the digital age. Written specifically for people interested in the subject from a non-technical background, the book provides a lively and interesting analysis of these new media forms. |
Contents
| 1 | |
2 What Is Code? | 29 |
3 Reading and Writing Code | 64 |
4 Running Code | 94 |
5 Towards a Phenomenology of Computation | 119 |
6 RealTime Streams | 142 |
Notes | 172 |
| 182 | |
| 197 | |
Other editions - View all
 | The Philosophy of Software: Code and Mediation in the Digital Age D. Berry No preview available - 2011 |
 | The Philosophy of Software: Code and Mediation in the Digital Age D. Berry No preview available - 2011 |
 | The Philosophy of Software: Code and Mediation in the Digital Age D. Berry No preview available - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
action actors algorithmic allows argues become binary called castanet code and software cognitive compiled complex computational devices computational image computationally computer code computer programming contest create cultural dasein data streams delegated code digital data structure digital philosophy e-voting electronic entities everyday example executable experience Facebook financialisation format function Google Hayles Heidegger human important increasingly input interaction interface Internet iPhone Kittler Latour literate programming logic logic gates look Lyotard machine manifest image material mediated Microsoft Microsoft Windows Miwa notion number of different obfuscated obfuscated code object one’s ontotheology open source organisation output particular perform political prescriptive code present-at-hand production programming language reading real-time stream requires running code screen Sellars social source code technical devices textual tion transformation translation Twitter Underhanded C Contest understanding code VoteBox voter Whilst writing XOR gate