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Record Nr.

UNINA9911117541403321

Autore

Dippel Anne <p>Anne Dippel, Hochschule f&uuml; r Bildende K&uuml; nste Braunschweig, Deutschland </p>

Titolo

The Depths of Illusion : Knowing Reality Through Computer Simulation / Anne Dippel, Martin Warnke, Steven Corcoran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2025

2025, c2024

ISBN

9783839474808

3839474809

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (0 pages)

Collana

Digitale Gesellschaft

Soggetti

Computer Simulation

New Materialism

Quantum Mechanics

Media

Ethics

Science

Media Theory

Cultural Anthropology

Epistemology

Digital Media

Media Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Operational Realism -- 2. A Simulative Relationship with Nature -- 3. The New Quantum Physics: With Computers But Without First Principles! -- 4. Sense and Scepticism -- Bibliography -- Table of Images -- Notes

Sommario/riassunto

Are computer simulations theory, experiment, or something in between? Anne Dippel and Martin Warnke explore the epistemological status of computer simulations. By examining the erosion of concept-based truth in the digital age in combination with pathways of knowledge in physics, they offer a media ethnography of the famous



quantum physics double-slit experiment and its simulation. Recognizing simulations as central to shaping reality and multiplying illusions, the authors propose “operational realism” as epistemic composure in the digital era. The work raises ethical questions about algorithmic world design, offering humor, revelations, and insights into new ontologies of knowledge.