Technics of Existence: Sartre, Foucault and Stiegler

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What does it mean to exist in the age of social media This is a question that French philosopher Bernard Stiegler thoroughly explores in his broad body of work regarding the futurity of the human and its relation to technologies. Yet this book argues that this question would be best answered by reading Stiegler in close connection with Jean-Paul Sartres existential phenomenology and Foucaults biopolitics. Taking the philosophy of Bernard Stiegler as main departure point, Amelie Berger-Soraruff examines to what extent a politics of Self is of a crucial importance in the current digital culture. Refreshingly original, this book offers a closer look at Stieglers lesser known contributions such as Taking Care of Youth and the Generations, often criticized or overlooked due to its odd conservatism. It also newly frames Stieglers philosophy as a contemporary echo to Sartrean existentialism, shedding light on the ways in which Sartre appears as a figure who is paradoxically absent from his work and is yet influential in many respects. Extending Stieglers views to the field of media studies, this book brilliantly brings nuance to his portrayal of digital culture which he perceived as increasingly alienating.

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Amelie Berger-Soraruff is an Associate Member of the Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy at the University of Dundee, UK. Her publications include a book chapter titled Foucault According to Stiegler: Technics of the Self in The Late Foucault: Ethical and Political Questions (Bloomsbury, 2020) and an article on Cinematic Consciousness and the Culture Industry: Stiegler beyond the Frankfurt School for the journal of Cultural Politics.