Becoming beside ourselves: the alphabet, ghosts, and distributed human being

217 Pages·2008·3.1 MB·English

by  Brian Rotman

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The Alphabet,
Ghosts,
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Distributed
Hun1an Being
BRIAN ROTMAN
WUH A FOREWO.RD BY TIMOTHY L!BNO!LR
Becoming
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TheAl phabet,
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FOREWORD BY TIMOTHY LENOIR
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Contents
FOREWORD MachinBiocd ieGsh,o sts,
and Para-SCeolnvferson:t rilnS1gie n gularity
wirBlr1i aRno tmanT imothy LenLXo it·
PREFACE xxxi
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XXXV
Aura xxxv ii
INTRODUCTION LetterSeedl vaensdB eyond1

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ONE TheA lphabeBtoidcy 13

TWO GestuarnedN on-AlphabWertiitci n3g3

Interlude
THREE TechnologMiazreld1 emat5i7c
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FIVE GhosEtff ects10 7

NOTES 139

REFERENCES 151

INDEX 163

Foreword
MACHINIC BODIES,G HOSTS,A ND PARA­
SELVES:C ONFRONTING THE SINGULARITY
WITH BRIAN ROTMAN
Timothy Lenoir
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