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Prometheanism - Technology, Digital Culture and Human Obsolescence (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,068
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Prometheanism - Technology, Digital Culture and Human Obsolescence (Paperback): Christopher John Muller

Prometheanism - Technology, Digital Culture and Human Obsolescence (Paperback)

Christopher John Muller

Series: Critical Perspectives on Theory, Culture and Politics

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Gunther Anders's prolific philosophy of technology is undergoing a major revival but has never been translated into English. Prometheanism mobilises Anders's pragmatic thought and current trends in critical theory to rethink the constellations of power that are configuring themselves around our increasingly "smart" machines. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to Anders's philosophy of technology with an annotated translation of his visionary essay 'On Promethean Shame', part of The Obsolescence of Human Beings 1 published in 1956.The essay analyses feelings of curtailment, obsolescence and solitude that become manifest whilst we interact with machines. When technological solutions begin to make humans look embarrassingly limited and flawed, new emotional vulnerabilities are exposed. These need to be thought, because our wavering confidence leaves us unprotected in an ever more (un)transparent, connected yet fractured world.

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Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Critical Perspectives on Theory, Culture and Politics
Release date: July 2016
Authors: Christopher John Muller
Dimensions: 226 x 154 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 978-1-78348-239-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
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LSN: 1-78348-239-7
Barcode: 9781783482399

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