The Philosophy of Software Code and Mediation

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.

DAVID BERRY is Lecturer in Media Studies in the Department of Political and Cultural Studies at the University of Swansea, UK. His research is particularly focused on theories of digital code and software, computational creativity, and cultural political economy. He is the author of Copy, Rip, Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source (2008) and co-editor of Libre Culture (2008). He has also published in journals such as Theory, Culture and Society, Critical Discourse Studies and The Journal of Internet Research.

Acknowledgements
The Idea of Code
What is Code?
Reading and Writing Code
Running Code
Towards a Phenomenology of Computation
Real-Time Streams
Bibliography
Index

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The Philosophy of Software Code and Mediation in the Digital Age

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