What is digital humanism? A conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital (post)humanism

The term digital humanism is gaining traction in academia, but what does it mean? This brief discussion paper offers a conceptual analysis and discussion of the term and vision, thereby arguing for a more critical, posthumanist, and political version of digital humanism.

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Main Author: Mark Coeckelbergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Responsible Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666659623000161
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What is digital humanism? A conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital (post)humanism
Journal of Responsible Technology
Digital humanism
Humanism
Enlightenment
Power
Control
Posthumanism
title What is digital humanism? A conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital (post)humanism
title_full What is digital humanism? A conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital (post)humanism
title_fullStr What is digital humanism? A conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital (post)humanism
title_full_unstemmed What is digital humanism? A conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital (post)humanism
title_short What is digital humanism? A conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital (post)humanism
title_sort what is digital humanism a conceptual analysis and an argument for a more critical and political digital post humanism
topic Digital humanism
Humanism
Enlightenment
Power
Control
Posthumanism
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