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Das poetische Netz: Möglichkeiten der Beschreibung von Internetkultur anhand der Wissenschaftsphilosophie von Michel Serres

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Philologie im Netz: Beiheft, Internet und digitale Medien in der Romanistik. Theorie -- Ästhetik -- Praxis (2): 10--22 (2004)

Abstract

The Poetic Web: Describing Internet Culture by Means of Michel Serres' Philosophy of Science Penelope's web is one of the most famous figures in the philosophical writings of Michel Serres. It symbolizes both a pre--established order and randomness or disorder. In the first volume of the Hermes series Serres proposes Penelope's web as a pattern for communication. The article re--interprets the motif of Penelope's web as a model for the World Wide Web. Both activities, surf and navigate, can be reduced to two sorts of internet users. Serres' philosophy of science offers a new interpretation of this well--known opposition. By crossing the lines of science and poetry, Serres allows for the movement between structure and improbability. This traveling draws attention to the relationship between technical conditions of the Web and human intentions.

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