The Dictatorship of Technology
The Dictatorship of Technology
Author(s): Attila KovácsSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: Consumption; Postmodernity; Techné; Technology; Production; Totalitarianism; Human needs
Summary/Abstract: Technology and totalitarianism seem to be separate domains of our contemporary world. These two categories are, however, strongly related: totalitarianism, which pertains to the essence of modernity, also has a cultural connotation that associates it with the exclusive character of technological hegemony. Technological dominance can be viewed as a special configuration of totalitarianism, the understanding of which can take us a long way towards a deeper comprehension of technology.
Journal: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series VII: Social Sciences and Law
- Issue Year: 10/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 71-78
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English