The Politics of Digital Pharmacology

Name: The Politics of Digital Pharmacology
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Exploring the Craft of Collective Care

By Felix Heidenreich and Florian Weber-Stein

Series: Political Science

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The Politics of Digital Pharmacology explores how digitisation reshapes society economically, culturally, and psychologically. Drawing on Bernard Stiegler's concept of pharmacology, Felix Heidenreich and Florian Weber-Stein present new digital forms as "digital pharmaka"—substances that can either heal or harm depending on their use. Through essays and a detailed interview with Stiegler, the authors examine the challenge of balancing benefits and risks in this transformative digital era.
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This thought-provoking work is suited for readers interested in political theory, digital culture, and contemporary philosophy. It appeals to those eager to understand the societal implications of technology through a critical and theoretical lens.

An intriguing allegory of the effect of »digital tools« on our psyche, our self-image and our social interactions with the effects of chemical pharmaceuticals, based on Bernhard Stiegler.

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Digitization is transforming our world economically, culturally, and psychologically. The influx of new forms of communication, networking, and business opportunities, as well as new types of distraction, self-observation, and control into our societies represents an epochal challenge.

Following Bernard Stiegler's concept of pharmacology, Felix Heidenreich and Florian Weber-Stein propose to view these new forms as digital pharmaka. Properly dosed, they can enable new self-relationships and forms of sociality; in the case of overdose, however, there is a risk of intoxication.

In this essay, Felix Heidenreich, Florian Weber-Stein, and, in a detailed interview, Bernard Stiegler analyze this complex change in our world and develop new skills to use digital pharmaka.