Wendy Chun's "Software and Memory" (Part 2 of 2)

Wendy Chun's "Software and Memory" delves into the complex interplay between software, memory, and the human experience in the digital age. Chun challenges conventional understandings of software as a neutral tool, revealing its inherent biases and limitations. The book explores how software shapes our perceptions of reality, memory, and agency. It examines the historical and cultural contexts of software development, highlighting its connections to power structures and social inequalities. Ultimately, Chun's work prompts critical reflection on the role of technology in shaping our lives and the potential for its emancipation.

In 'Being and Time', Heidegger delves into the fundamental question of what it means to 'be'. The book is divided into two main divisions: the first analyzes the existentials of Dasein, or 'being-in-the-world', while the second grounds these existentials in temporality. Heidegger introduces key concepts such as 'Dasein', 'Being-with', and the three temporal ecstases (having-been, present, and to-come), emphasizing that Dasein's existence is essentially futural and characterized by its possibilities and projects. The work challenges traditional philosophical notions of subject and object, instead positing that Dasein is inseparable from its world and historical context[2][4][5].