Controversies of a Quasi-Object

In terms of posthumanism the iPhone is considered a quasi-object. This philosophical concept of Michel Serres is not an object, but it is one nevertheless. By returning to the origin of this concept I will be able to discuss specific controversies of the iPhone. They are respectively: desirability, surveillance and gamification. The posthuman approach of this thesis aims to shine an alternative light on these controversies. Although the iPhone has previously been reviewed in terms of the quasi-object, this thesis attempts to distinguish itself from other analysis in the sense that it treats other controversies and elaborates on the interconnection between these matters.

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As a writer and a New Media Specialist the style of my work is always somewhere between creative and academic writing. The satisfaction of writing this kind of paper is not only in displaying the unique approach to this subject, but also in translating difficult academic subjects into an understandable matter.