Qual è il soggetto della storia: prospettive andersiane tra psicopolitica e datismo

Abstract

Who or what is the historical subject? – Andersian outlooks between psychopolitics and datism In this paper I will question the equivalence between mankind and historical subjectivity. Following the philosopher Günther Anders’ thoughts about industrial revolutions and technological development, I will outline the changes technology is forcing over mankind, to the point of a potential change of roles. The digital turn shows how this is still an ongoing process, as I will highlight referring to the works by the philosopher Byung-Chul Han and the historian Y. N. Harari. The internet, as well as algorithms and Big Data, marks a trend showing the synthetic being becoming more relevant than the biological one.

Keywords

• anders
• byung
• psychopolitcs