Johnson, Laurie (2012) Spectral machinery (or beyond essence and system). Journal of Philosophy, 7 (17). pp. 40-59. ISSN 2072-036X
Abstract
The prospects for a phenomenology of technology have been guided in the past decade by a split between supporters of Martin Heidegger and those who subscribe to Bernard Stiegler's critique of Heidegger. This essay proposes that both are needed for a phenomenology of what Edward Castronova calls 'synthetic worlds' (large on-line environments like Second Life and World of Warcraft). Here is a phenomenology that must take into account histories of design and technical evolution to account for the particular 'fantasy of disembodiment' that shapes a user's experience of a synthetic world, forgetting the bodily engagement with hardware.
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - School of Humanities and Communication (1 Apr 2011 - 30 Jun 2013) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - School of Humanities and Communication (1 Apr 2011 - 30 Jun 2013) |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2013 00:58 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2015 01:09 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | phenomenology; psychoanalysis; Bernard Stiegler; Martin Heidegger; technics |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies > 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields > 220203 History and Philosophy of Engineering and Technology 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies > 2203 Philosophy > 220310 Phenomenology 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2005 Literary Studies > 200525 Literary Theory |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 50 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 5002 History and philosophy of specific fields > 500201 History and philosophy of engineering and technology 50 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 5003 Philosophy > 500310 Phenomenology 47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4705 Literary studies > 470514 Literary theory |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5840/jphilnepal20127175 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/23363 |
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