{"title":"Günther Anders","description":"\u003cp\u003eGünther Anders explores the profound challenges of modern existence through a philosophical lens, questioning the impact of technology on human identity and society. His works provoke deep reflection on the relationship between humanity and the accelerating pace of change in the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will encounter incisive critiques of progress and civilisation, blending philosophy with psychology to unravel the complexities of obsolescence and alienation in a rapidly evolving age. Anders invites us to reconsider what it means to be human in dialogue with technological advancement.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-obsolescence-of-the-human-volume-75-by-gnther-anders-9781517912659","title":"The Obsolescence of the Human Volume 75","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow available in English—one of the twentieth century's most important works on the philosophy of technology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith this first English translation of influential German philosopher Gnther Anders's 1956 masterpiece of critical theory, \u003cem\u003eThe Obsolescence of the Human\u003c\/em\u003e, a new generation of readers can now engage with his prescient and haunting vision of a \"world without us\" dominated by technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking at technological events such as the detonation of the nuclear bomb and the arrival of televisions in our living rooms, Anders advances a warning of what humanity looks like in a world where it has surrendered all agency. He outlines the new emotional landscapes that shape our relationship to increasingly capable technology, including Promethean shame, the human sense of unease our own superior technological innovations can instil. Confronting the growing gap between what we can collectively create and what we can individually comprehend, Anders speculates on the trajectory of a developing technological world that rapidly exceeds our ability to control or even foresee its negative consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Obsolescence of the Human\u003c\/em\u003e prefigures contemporary posthumanist discourse and is eerily predictive of current debates around automation, global warming, and artificial intelligence. Providing new ways to conceptualise the intersection of technology and emotion, it offers groundbreaking frameworks for future-oriented ethics. Radical in both its stylistic experimentation and its theoretical insights, this new translation presents a cautionary tale regarding the human capacity to usher in its own destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRetail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and\/or extended descriptions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933329244396,"sku":"9781517912659","price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781517912659-the-obsolescence-of-the-human-volume-75.jpg?v=1783866826"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/gunther-anders.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}