This article is part three of a three-part series.
To read the first part, see: https://www.publish0x.com/kire/glitch-and-the-art-of-letting-go-part-1-the-initial-disturba-xejjxqq
To read the second part, see: https://www.publish0x.com/kire/glitch-and-the-art-of-letting-go-part-2-re-contextualized-pe-xxooqgz
To read the full essay, visit my Amazon Kindle page : https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CWPFKFKD
In part two of this series, I discussed how glitch can provide us with a way to re-contextualize our perceptions. I claimed that the glitch can broaden our understanding of what is meaningful, and thus can either be used to bridge or to segregate the interpretations of meaning between digital and biological perspectives. In this final segment of the series, I would like to introduce Alfred North Whitehead’s theories to shed light on methods of developing a new interpretation of meaning; an interpretation of meaning based on Whitehead’s theory of importance.
Alfred Whitehead describes a process philosophy whereby the universe continually moves towards a state of novelty through a creative advance. For Whitehead, the essence of life (the universe) is to be found in what he termed the frustrations of established order—the disruption of something stagnate towards something novel. The surprising and unexpected newness generated by glitches confuses our conventional understanding of perception. Glitching gives us the opportunity to open dialogue, provide new perspectives, and challenge our standards of perception, while also giving us a framework in which to discuss the technological world.
Originally published on https://graphitepublications.com/
For other interesting thoughts on technology, check out my article on the Pirahã and their lack of recursive grammar:
https://www.publish0x.com/kire/can-culture-constrain-grammar-the-piraha-and-their-world-wit-xejlxdm
