ISBN:
9780190050023
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 250 Seiten)
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Believing in bits
DDC:
302.23101
Keywords:
Digital media Philosophy
;
Digital media Religious aspects
;
Digital media ; Philosophy
;
Digital media ; Religious aspects
;
Neue Medien
;
Das Übernatürliche
Abstract:
As technologies that work by computing numbers, digital media apparently epitomize what is considered scientific and rational. Yet people experience the effects of digital devices and algorithms in their everyday lives also through the lenses of magic and the supernatural. Algorithms, for instance, are discussed for their capacity to 'read minds' and predict the future; Artificial intelligence is seen as an opportunity to overcome death and achieve immortality through singularity; and avatars and robots are accorded a dignity that traditional religions restrict to humans. The essays collected in this volume challenge and redefine established understandings of digital media and culture by employing the notions of belief, religion, and the supernatural.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 13, 2019)
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780190949983.001.0001
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