Bioinformational Philosophy and Postdigital Knowledge Ecologies

The book presents a cross-disciplinary overview of critical issues at the intersections of biology, information, and society. Based on theories of bioinformationalism, viral modernity, the postdigital condition, and others, this book explores two inter-related questions: Which new knowledge ecologies are emerging? Which philosophies and research approaches do they require?

The book argues that the 20^th century focus on machinery needs to be replaced, at least partially, by a focus on a bett...