TY - BOOK ID - 134677309 TI - The thought of Bernard Stiegler : capitalism, technology and the politics of spirit PY - 2018 SN - 1351810995 1351810987 1315210878 PB - New York : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Capitalism. KW - Automation KW - Technological innovations KW - Economic aspects. KW - Social aspects. KW - Stiegler, Bernard KW - Political and social views. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134677309 AB - "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 Stiegler';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 Stiegler';s claim that the human species is 'originally technological'; 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 Stiegler';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. ER -