Philosophy has come to seem like a specialist interest with little
or no influence on our lives. On the contrary, argues James
Tartaglia, it was the philosophy of materialism which taught us to
turn from the gods to seek practical assistance from the titans,
thereby reversing the moral of an ancient Greek myth to inspire the
building of today's technological world. As the largely unreflected
belief-system it has now become, materialism continues to steer the
direction of technological development, while making us think this
direction is inevitable. By drawing on neglected idealist
traditions of philosophy, Tartaglia argues for a new way of looking
at reality which asserts our freedom to choose, reaffirms and
builds upon our ordinary, everyday understanding, and motivates us
to convert technological innovation into a process driven by public
rationality and consent. With discussions ranging from
consciousness, determinism and personal identity, to post-truth
culture, ego-death and video games, this clear and accessible book
will be of wide interest.
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