Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Bruno Latour: Visualization and Cognition

Properties of Inscriptions

Mobile- Allows the users to take phenomenon from the world to a different domain to be reasoned with
Immutable- Doesn’t get destroyed, change
Readable- Presented in a way so that it can be deconstructed
Combinable- By allowing them to be presented in conjunction we can make better conclusions
Guide, Poster, Text books, math and words

The agonistic encounter

The process of challenging another’s opinion through the use of inscriptions
Examples:
Athletic referendum
Tyco Brahe
Court case



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