Title: Escaping the Code: On Chasing Technoscience and the Need for Gritty Materiality
Chasing Technoscience (published 2003) stands out as a collaborative "matrix" itself—a dialogue between Ihde’s postphenomenology and the work of Bruno Latour, Donna Haraway, and Andrew Pickering. The book does not simply summarize these thinkers; it creates a matrix for materiality by placing their concepts (actor-network theory, situated knowledges, the mangle of practice) in tension with one another. Title: Escaping the Code: On Chasing Technoscience and
: Explores "Cyborgs to Companion Species" and the reconfiguration of kinship in technoscience. Bruno Latour Compression: How the text is stripped of certain
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Chasing Technoscience: Matrix for Materiality is a seminal anthology edited by Don Ihde and Evan Selinger, published by Indiana University Press as part of the acclaimed Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Technology. The book bridges the gap between the philosophy of science and the social studies of technology by centering on the concept of "technoscience"—where science is inherently embodied, practiced, and realized through physical technologies. 🔍 The Core Premise: Redressing "Material Absence"
That chase is at the heart of Chasing Technoscience: Matrix for Materiality, a standout volume in the Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Technology. And yes, for those who want to take this chase on the go, the MOBI version has become something of a cult favorite among commuters and night-readers alike.