Machine Sensation : Anthropomorphism and 'Natural' Interaction with Nonhumans / edited by Tessa G. Leach, Graham Harman, Bruno Latour.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Latour, Bruno, editor.

Harman, Graham, editor.

Leach, Tessa G., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Other Title:

Machine Sensation

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Open Humanities Press, 2020.

Summary:

The title of this book is designed to provoke two lines of thought. First, there is the incredible effect of anthropomorphic machines on human imagination and culture. Anthropomorphism has a power to direct attention away from the alien nature of a technological object. Second, the philosophical study of the way machines sense and act in their worlds is essential for breaking free of the anthropomorphic effect. Tessa Leach argues that this is the foundation upon which we must base a study of technologies without undue emphasis on their human origins, which often means breaking free of the way that we.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (JSTOR, viewed May 13, 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.