{"title":"Carlo Bordoni","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarlo Bordoni’s works explore the intricate dynamics of contemporary society through a critical and educational lens. His writings, such as \u003cem\u003eEthical Violence\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Society of Dividuals\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to reflect on the complexities of social structures and the evolving nature of individual and collective identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cstrong\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e category, Bordoni’s books offer profound insights into sociological theory and cultural critique, making them essential reading for those interested in understanding the shifting patterns of postmodern life and social organisation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-society-of-dividuals-by-carlo-bordoni-9781509572793","title":"The Society of Dividuals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuman history is a history of individuals – of kings and queens, of leaders and thinkers, and of the many individuals who struggle, work hard, and find their paths in life. It is also the history of individuation, understood as a continuous search for autonomy, self-affirmation, and the achievement of personal goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday, however, this process of individuation is coming to an end and morphing into its opposite – disindividuation. The individual is giving way to the progressive loss of individuality, and social life is turning into the society of \u003cem\u003edividuals\u003c\/em\u003e – beings who are becoming unaware of their uniqueness and who are losing their sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe main driver of this process is technology. The more individuals rely on technological devices to fill the social void and mitigate loneliness, the more they are recognised not so much for themselves but as the bearers of the devices that contain all the information necessary for their identity: images, texts, and the digital traces of earlier exchanges. Individuals increasingly renounce their privacy, sharing it with a device that becomes an integral part of themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeprived of uniqueness, the dividual is a lonely being who no longer has the ability to relate effectively to others and to external reality. 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But what kind of society is now taking shape around us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this highly original reflection on the current state of our world, Carlo Bordoni argues that we are on the threshold of \u003cem\u003epost-society\u003c\/em\u003e, a condition in which social distancing becomes the norm. Real social relations are diminishing in favour of those mediated by technology. Existential loneliness is becoming widespread, and we find ourselves voluntarily submitting to new forms of surveillance and control in the hope of increasing our security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmotions are increasingly assuming a central role in social life, not only because of the growing prevalence of social media, which provide platforms for the public expression of emotion, but also because emotions have been freed from the ‘repression of emotionality’ that had characterised modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile many of these developments are rooted in broader social transformations, they were all deepened and accelerated by the pandemic, which propelled us headlong into a brave new world where social relations are sustained without physical contact but with intense communication. 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In these circumstances, the need to defend oneself against an enemy can transform war from an unacceptable act into a necessary, socially shared and morally sanctioned choice. And it is when violence becomes ethical that we must begin to fear for our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of the pandemic, we are witnessing the growing prevalence of aggression and emotionality in social and political life. We find ourselves living in an increasingly impatient and insecure society, which is sceptical of scientific thought and which takes refuge in the irrational. The decline of rationality and the growing prevalence of violence are increasingly common features of a society that has lost touch with the great Enlightenment narrative. 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