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As we embrace technocracy, we become the “anthrobot”—humans imitating machines that imitate us. This book uncovers the devastating cultural and psychological costs of this dehumanizing cycle, a crisis spreading through the developed world.
This book focuses on the pathological aetiology of an expanding crisis in culture, identity, and wellbeing spreading through technologically developed states. Emphasis is on the political, social, linguistic, intellectual, economic, and cultural cost of a largely unquestioned embrace of technocracy that has given rise to what is called here the “anthrobot”–machines imitating humans imitating machines. Of particular concern is the dehumanizing effect of this existential mimesis on the collective psyche of what has become a de facto world culture based on consumerism, authoritarianism, and debt. Together these phenomena comprise what this book describes as the psychiatric inversion of the anthrobot which states that the degree to which human functions are emulated by machines is the degree to which machine functions are emulated by humans, resulting in increasing cases of personality disorder with psychotic symptoms. Supporting these claims is a through and accurate account of the evolution of the concepts, theories, and technologies involved.
This accessible look at yoga philosophy and psychology follows the eight limbs of yoga from foundational ethics to the highest states of consciousness. Based on 30 years of research, it connects the insights of this ancient tradition to the challenges we face today.
Hume’s Labyrinth explores his famous “bundle theory of the self” and his own critical reservations about it. It argues the theory was not a failed account, but a pragmatic tool intended to help further philosophical investigations into the mind.
Van Tongeren offers a thorough study of Nietzsche’s thoughts on nihilism, the history of the concept, the different ways in which he tries to explain his ideas on nihilism, the way these ideas were received in the 20th century, and, ultimately, what these ideas should mean to us.
Friedrich Nietzsche was not just a philosopher; he was a composer. This ground-breaking volume explores the connection between his thought and his music, analyzing his radical compositions and tracing his influence on genres from classical composers to heavy metal.
In a world of numerous challenges, the search for meaning and purpose is an important pursuit. This book offers diverse perspectives on the connections between meaning and service, helping readers integrate them into their own personal and professional life.
W. K. Clifford’s essay “The Ethics of Belief” argued it is wrong to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. This book examines the essay’s context, its clash with critics like William James, its influence on thinkers like Bertrand Russell, and its relevance today.
This monograph is a seminal contribution to applied and clinical logotherapy and existential analysis which draws on Dr Viktor Frankl’s Viennese School of philosophical psychology, from therapeutic techniques, to the mass neurotic triad of aggression, addiction, and depression.
This book celebrates Sartre’s polyvalence with an examination of his philosophy, literature, and politics. Twelve scholars explore his thought on the body, time, and ideology, and narrate a neglected visit to Japan, making a strong case for his relevance today.
This book overcomes the traditional dichotomy between knowledge and values. Drawing on European critical rationalism from Kant to Husserl, it illustrates a new conception of knowledge, showing its value and limits for scholars and anyone interested in a new image of science.
Is another world war inevitable? Yes, if we continue to think in “either/or” terms that lead to war or peace with no middle ground. This book reveals “both/and” thinking, a way to resolve paradox and find novel solutions beyond simple conflict.
Spano looks at how much of our verbal communication can be considered valid from perspective of the rules of logic. The book is a call for introspection in the hope that the reader will recognise the situation described here reflected in both himself and the society he inhabits.
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