Towards a Digital Epistemology Aesthetics and Modes of Thought i
This book explores the concept of digital epistemology. In this context, the digital will not be understood as merely something that is linked to specific tools and objects, but rather as different modes of thought. For example, t
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Towards a Digital Epistemology
Jonas Ingvarsson
Towards a Digital Epistemology Aesthetics and Modes of Thought in Early Modernity and the Present Age
Jonas Ingvarsson Lit, History of Ideas and Religion University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden
ISBN 978-3-030-56424-7 ISBN 978-3-030-56425-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56425-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design: eStudioCalamar Cover pattern © Harvey Loake This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book was originally published in Swedish by Rojal Förlag with the title Bomber virus kuriosakabinett: texter om digital epistemology.
Foreword
The Digital Switch: From Causality to Relationships Today, investments in digital humanities are carried out at many universities all over the world, and research calls that encourage various forms of multidisciplinary database projects, preferably with one foot within the natural sciences and technologically oriented social sciences, are staple goods. The question we must ask ourselves is: How do digital media affect the knowledge production in comparative literature—and in the humanities in general? What new theoretical frameworks do we need to address the digital? What new methods and methodologies are possible? Or can, and maybe even should, we just continue as before? Based on this challenge, Jonas Ingvarsson’s heuristic arguments in Towards a Digital Epistemology suggest a number of possibilities for the future design of comparative literature and the humanities. The ambition here seems to be that through the digital—as a lens and mode of tho
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