4 ms·
I like this idea of technical organs, that are enmeshed with notions of self-hood. Another person who has been talking in this way is the philosopher Bernard S
by supernumerary 10y ago
I like this idea of technical organs, that are enmeshed with notions of self-hood.
Another person who has been talking in this way is the philosopher Bernard Steigler, he uses this term 'general organology' in an attempt to rehabilitate our technological entanglements from the skeptical cul-de-sac demonstrated by the OP and supported by most recent philosophy (e.g. Adorno, Debord, although crucially not Walter Benjamin)
Although I am sure he would be equally vitriolic about FB the general overview of Steigler's thought here is a neat compliment to the POV of the OP.
http://nootechnics.org/general-organology-the-co-individuation-of-minds-bodies-social-organizations-and-techne/bernard-stiegler/ http://nootechnics.org/general-organology-the-co-individuati...
I have corrupted this angle a little bit and tried to treat Facebook with kid gloves here:
https://iainmait.land/posts/20170201-transitional-object.html https://iainmait.land/posts/20170201-transitional-object.htm...