| Description |
1 online resource (195 pages) |
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Media, culture and critique: future imperfect ; 1 |
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Media, culture and critique : future imperfect ; 1.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Originary technicity -- The evolution of the arche-programme -- The capitalization of life -- Transhumanist networks -- Crises of the aesthetic -- A planetary pharmacology? -- Conclusion: the internation and the university -- Index |
| Summary |
"This book provides a comprehensive account of the work of Bernard Stiegler, one of the most influential living social and political philosophers of the twenty-first century. Focusing on Stiegleŕ';s thought on hyperindustrial society and the development of technological systems through which the social, economic and political life of human beings has been transformed, the author examines Stiegleŕ';s claim that the human species is ́ 'originally technologicaĺ'; and that to understand the evolution of human society, we must first understand the interface between human beings and technology. A study of the reciprocal development of technical instruments and human faculties, that offers a chapter-by-chapter account of how this relationship is played out in the digital, informatic and biotechnological programmes of hyperindustrial society, The Thought of Bernard Stiegler develops Stiegleŕ';s idea of technology as a pharmakon: a network of systems that provoke both existential despair and unprecedented modes of aesthetic, literary and philosophical creativity that can potentially revitalize the political culture of human beings. As such, it will appeal to social and political theorists and philosophers concerned with our postmodern inheritance."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Stiegler, Bernard -- Political and social views
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| SUBJECT |
Stiegler, Bernard fast |
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Capitalism.
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Automation -- Economic aspects.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects
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Knowledge, Sociology of -- History -- 21st century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Automation -- Economic aspects
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Capitalism
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Knowledge, Sociology of
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Political and social views
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects
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Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315210872 |
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1315210878 |
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9781351810982 |
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1351810987 |
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1351810995 |
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9781351810999 |
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