POISON AND REMEDY. SOME NOTES ON THE PERILS AND POTENTIALS OF THE DIGITAL MEDIA
POISON AND REMEDY. SOME NOTES ON THE PERILS AND POTENTIALS OF THE DIGITAL MEDIA
Author(s): Victor J. KrebsSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: Digital Revolution; time; metaphysics; mortality; human existence
Summary/Abstract: The Digital Revolution is transforming the way in which we interact with one an-other and relate to experience. The superabundance and superfluity of the virtual world, the fleeting moment and instantaneous pleasure it provides, begin to prevail as a cultural value and determine an attitude of detachment and indifference that extends to all as-pects of our life. For Søren Kierkegaard this is a “demoniacal temptation” that leads to a life devoid of spiritual depth. In the midst of the undeniable bounties of technology, reflection on this paradoxical nature of the technological in our lives becomes an urgent task.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 83-89
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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