Sloterdijk's Anthropotechnics

Peter Sloterdijk is an influential philosopher whose work explores anthropotechnics, the technological constitution of the human, and its implications for contemporary issues. This volume examines anthropotechnics in relation to globalism, modernization, climate change, the post-secular, neoliberalism, and artificial intelligence, engaging in a critical dialogue with Sloterdijk and his interlocutors. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of Angelaki.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Peter Sloterdijk, a renowned philosopher and thinker, has gained international recognition for his work, which is becoming increasingly pertinent to our contemporary world and the numerous crises that characterize it. These crises span ethical, political, economic, technological, and ecological realms.

In this volume, we delve into one of Sloterdijk's central ideas, anthropotechnics. Anthropotechnics refers to the technological constitution of the human as its fundamental mode of existence. It encompasses the ability to create dwelling places that safeguard human beings from external threats while also encouraging practices and exercises that push humanity to transcend itself "ascetically."

The essays included in this volume engage in a critical dialogue with Sloterdijk and his philosophical interlocutors to explore the profound implications of anthropotechnics in relation to some of the most pressing issues of our time. These issues include, but are not limited to, the future of humanity in the context of globalism and modernization, climate change, the post-secular, neoliberalism, and artificial intelligence.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Angelaki, a renowned academic journal.

Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032193700