The Rise of Procedural Digital Humanity: From Logos to Arithmos - Couverture rigide

Beckouche, Pierre

 
9783032128102: The Rise of Procedural Digital Humanity: From Logos to Arithmos

Synopsis

This book examines the emergence of the new digital Sapiens through a wider central thesis: the reign of procedural humanity. At its core, the book explores a profound cultural shift from logos, the traditional foundation of human thought, to arithmos, a new procedural, a-semantic metaculture. This shift challenges long-standing hierarchies and redefines our understanding of truth, causality, and meaning.

Key concepts include the transition from differentiation to de-differentiation, the rise of post-truth, and the unifying yet fragmenting power of digital arithmos. The book delves into the historical roots of social fragmentation and the impact of digitization as a pivotal anthropological turn. It also presents a compelling argument about the potential for digital totalitarianism, drawing on geo-economic analyses and psychoanalytic perspectives.

Scholars, researchers, and students in social sciences, digital studies, philosophy and psychoanalysis will find this book invaluable. It offers a unique blend of insights, combining social sciences with psychoanalysis to illuminate the complex interplay between the psychic and the social in the digital age. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the transformative impact of digitalization on human thought and society.

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À propos de l?auteur

Pierre Beckouche is Professor in the Department of Geography at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, France, where is a member of the “Ladyss” laboratory and is also affiliated with the Artificial Intelligence Observatory. His research focuses on economic and regional geography, as well as the relationship between identity and territories, particularly the impact of the digital revolution on societies and spatial dynamics.

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