Christopher John Muller

Prometheanism

Technology, Digital Culture and Human Obsolescence

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Produktbeschreibung

A translation of the essay â On Promethean Shameâ by GÃ nther Anders with a comprehensive introduction and analysis of his work.

Produktdetails

• Critical Perspectives on Theory, Culture and Politics
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield International
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 288g
• ISBN-13: 9781783482399
• ISBN-10: 1783482397
• Artikelnr.: 42808677

Autorenporträt

Christopher John Müller is an Honorary Research Associate in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University and an Associate Teacher at the University of Bristol. His recent publications include 'Desert Ethics: Technology and the Question of Evil in Günther Anders and Jacques Derrida', Parallax (2015), 21 (1): 42-57 and 'Style and Arrogance: The Ethics of Heidegger's Style', Style in Theory: Between Literature and Philosophy, ed. Ivan Callus, Gloria Lauri-Lucente, James Corby (Continuum, 2013), pp. 141-162. His work draws on Literature, Philosophy and Critical Theory to address the manner in which technological and linguistic structures shape human perception, agency and interaction. http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/260789-muller-christopher

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Thinking Finitude, Digital Technology and Human Obsolescence with Günther Anders
Part I: On Promethean Shame
Preface to the Translation of 'On Promethean Shame'
"On Promethean Shame" (by Günther Anders)
PART II: Utopia Inverted - Günther Anders in the Digital Age
1. Better than Human: Promethean Shame and the (Trans)humanist Project
2. The Punishment of Prometheus
Part III: Anaesthetic Lives: Joyful Surrender to Painful Obsolescence
3. The Unsalaried Masses: Working toward a 'World without Us'
4. Invisible Monsters: Your Smartphone is an Atom Bomb
Bibliography
Index