War and Algorithm - Softcover

Liljefors, Max; Noll, Gregor; Steuer, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786613646 ISBN 13: 9781786613646

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2019

Synopsis

New military technologies are animated by fantasies of perfect knowledge, lawfulness, and vision that contrast sharply with the very real limits of human understanding, law, and vision. Thus, various kinds of violent acts are proliferating while their precise nature remains unclear. Especially man–machine ensembles, guided by algorithms, are operating in ways that challenge conceptual understanding.

War and Algorithm looks at the increasing power of algorithms in these emerging forms of warfare from the perspectives of critical theory, philosophy, legal studies, and visual studies. The contributions in this volume grapple with the challenges posed by algorithmic warfare and trace the roots of new forms of war in the technological practices and forms of representation of the digital age. Together, these contributions provide a first step toward understanding—and resisting—our emerging world of war.

About this title

About the Author

Max Liljefors is a Professor in the Division of Art History and Visual Studies, Lund University.

Gregor Noll is a Professor in the Department of Law, University of Gothenburg.

Daniel Steuer is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, University of Brighton.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1786613646
• ISBN 13: 9781786613646
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 242