The Machine in the Ghost: Autonomy, Hyperconnectivity, and Residual Causality

This article will examine the unnamed and potentially devastating constraining effect of software on human autonomy. I call this concept residual causality, where software design decisions made long ago in different circumstances for different reasons constrain human action in an unknown future. The...

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Main Author: Barry M. O’Reilly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/6/4/81