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Becoming Human Amid Diversions
Playful, Stupid, Cute and Funny Evolution.
Buch von Andreas Ervik
Sprache: Englisch

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This book develops a philosophy of the predominant yet obtrusive aspects of digital culture, arguing that what seems like insignificant distractions of digital technology ¿- such as video games, mindless browsing, cute animal imagery, political memes, and trolling - are actually keyed into fundamental aspects of evolution. These elements are commonly framed as distractions in an economy of attention and this book approaches them with the prospect of understanding their attraction, from the starting point of diversions. Diversions designate not simply shifting states of attention but characterize the direction of any system on a different course, a theoretical perspective which makes it possible to investigate distractions as not only by-products of contemporary media and human attention. The perspective shifts from distractions as the unwanted and inconsequential to considering instead the function of diversions in the process of evolutionary development. Grounded in media theory but drawing from diverse interdisciplinary perspectives in biology, philosophy, and systems theory, this book provocatively theorizes the process of diversions ¿ of the playful, stupid, cute, and funny ¿ as significant for the evolution of a range of organisms.
This book develops a philosophy of the predominant yet obtrusive aspects of digital culture, arguing that what seems like insignificant distractions of digital technology ¿- such as video games, mindless browsing, cute animal imagery, political memes, and trolling - are actually keyed into fundamental aspects of evolution. These elements are commonly framed as distractions in an economy of attention and this book approaches them with the prospect of understanding their attraction, from the starting point of diversions. Diversions designate not simply shifting states of attention but characterize the direction of any system on a different course, a theoretical perspective which makes it possible to investigate distractions as not only by-products of contemporary media and human attention. The perspective shifts from distractions as the unwanted and inconsequential to considering instead the function of diversions in the process of evolutionary development. Grounded in media theory but drawing from diverse interdisciplinary perspectives in biology, philosophy, and systems theory, this book provocatively theorizes the process of diversions ¿ of the playful, stupid, cute, and funny ¿ as significant for the evolution of a range of organisms.
Über den Autor
Andreas Ervik holds a PhD in Media studies from the University of Oslo, Norway. He is an independent researcher and artist.
Zusammenfassung

Develops a philosophy of the predominant yet obtrusive aspects of digital culture

Explores how digital diversions function beyond just being time-wasting

Draws from diverse interdisciplinary perspectives in biology, philosophy, and systems theory

Inhaltsverzeichnis
¿1. Attractive Screens.- 2. Microbe Computing.- 3. Vegetative Games.- 4. Worldwide Fungi.- 5. Social Petworks.- 6. Human Tribes.- 7. Becoming Humidity.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Medienwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 300
Inhalt: x
289 S.
11 s/w Illustr.
13 farbige Illustr.
289 p. 24 illus.
13 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783031138768
ISBN-10: 3031138767
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Ervik, Andreas
Auflage: 1st ed. 2022
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Maße: 216 x 153 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Andreas Ervik
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.11.2022
Gewicht: 0,503 kg
preigu-id: 122080875
Über den Autor
Andreas Ervik holds a PhD in Media studies from the University of Oslo, Norway. He is an independent researcher and artist.
Zusammenfassung

Develops a philosophy of the predominant yet obtrusive aspects of digital culture

Explores how digital diversions function beyond just being time-wasting

Draws from diverse interdisciplinary perspectives in biology, philosophy, and systems theory

Inhaltsverzeichnis
¿1. Attractive Screens.- 2. Microbe Computing.- 3. Vegetative Games.- 4. Worldwide Fungi.- 5. Social Petworks.- 6. Human Tribes.- 7. Becoming Humidity.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Medienwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 300
Inhalt: x
289 S.
11 s/w Illustr.
13 farbige Illustr.
289 p. 24 illus.
13 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783031138768
ISBN-10: 3031138767
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Ervik, Andreas
Auflage: 1st ed. 2022
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Maße: 216 x 153 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Andreas Ervik
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.11.2022
Gewicht: 0,503 kg
preigu-id: 122080875
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