Towards a Digital Epistemology

This book explores the concept ofdigital epistemology.In this context, thedigitalwill not be understood as merely something that is linked to specific tools and objects, but rather asdifferent modes of thought. For example, thedigitalwithin the humanities is not just databases and big data, topic modelling and speculative visualizations; nor are the objects limited to computer games, other electronic works, or to literature and art that explicitly relate to computerization or other digital aspects. In what way do digital tools and expressions in the 1960s differ to the ubiquitous systems of our time? What kind of artistic effects does this generate? Is the present theoretical fascination for materiality aneffector areactionto a digitization? Above all: how can early modern forms such as the cabinets of curiosity, emblem books and thearchivalprinciple of pertinence contribute to the analyses of contemporary digital forms?