Luca Possati
Biographic Data
| ID | 1340133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luca Possati |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luca |
| FAMILY NAME | Possati |
| SIGNATURE | POSSATI L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Calzati Stefano and de Kerckhove Derrick (2025) Quantum Ecology
Quantum Ecology by
Less and more than data
This paper explores how data mining can redefine and reshape human identity, transforming the self into a fluid construct continuously shaped through ongoing profiling. To understand this transformation, we draw on Lacan’s theory of subjectivity and his conception of desire as the engine of subjectivity. Rejecting essentialist notions of the self, Lacan argues that identity is formed within—and through—social, cultural, and, as we emphasize here,…
Looking Through the Algorithmic Unconscious
This paper concerns the role of the unconscious in technology. The central thesis is that there exists an experience of non-acceptance and failed incorporation of technology, which (a) does not depend on the technical engineering dimension of the artifact but (b) instead concerns the relationship between the human unconscious and the artifact. This thesis is supported and developed through the analysis of a case study - that is, the creation and …
Software as Hermeneutics
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Software as Hermeneutics
Looking Through the Algorithmic Unconscious
This paper concerns the role of the unconscious in technology. The central thesis is that there exists an experience of non-acceptance and failed incorporation of technology, which (a) does not depend on the technical engineering dimension of the artifact but (b) instead concerns the relationship between the human unconscious and the artifact. This thesis is supported and developed through the analysis of a case study - that is, the creation and …
Calzati Stefano and de Kerckhove Derrick (2025) Quantum Ecology
Quantum Ecology by
Less and more than data
This paper explores how data mining can redefine and reshape human identity, transforming the self into a fluid construct continuously shaped through ongoing profiling. To understand this transformation, we draw on Lacan’s theory of subjectivity and his conception of desire as the engine of subjectivity. Rejecting essentialist notions of the self, Lacan argues that identity is formed within—and through—social, cultural, and, as we emphasize here,…
Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Artifact (error (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Cognitive Science and Education Research (1 work) · Complex Network Analysis Techniques (1 work) · Contingency (1 work)