Self-Improvement : : Technologies of the Soul in the Age of Artificial Intelligence / / Mark Coeckelbergh.
We are obsessed with self-improvement; it’s a billion-dollar industry. But apps, workshops, speakers, retreats, and life hacks have not made us happier. Obsessed with the endless task of perfecting ourselves, we have become restless, anxious, and desperate. We are improving ourselves to death. The c...
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Coeckelbergh, Mark, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Self-Improvement : Technologies of the Soul in the Age of Artificial Intelligence / Mark Coeckelbergh. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2022] ©2022 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda No Limits Frontmatter -- NO LIMITS -- Contents -- 1 The Phenomenon: The Self- Improvement Imperative -- 2 The History: Ancient Philosophers, Priests, and Humanists in Search of Self- Knowledge and Perfection -- 3 The Society: Modern Self- Obsession from Rousseau to Hipster Existentialism -- 4 The Political Economy: Self- Taming and Exploitation Under Wellness Capitalism -- 5 The Technology: Categorized, Measured, Quantified, and Enhanced, or Why AI Knows Us Better Than Ourselves -- 6 The Solution (Part I) Relational Self and Social Change -- 7 The Solution (Part II) Technologies That Tell Different Stories About Us -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star We are obsessed with self-improvement; it’s a billion-dollar industry. But apps, workshops, speakers, retreats, and life hacks have not made us happier. Obsessed with the endless task of perfecting ourselves, we have become restless, anxious, and desperate. We are improving ourselves to death. The culture of self-improvement stems from philosophical classics, perfectionist religions, and a ruthless strain of capitalism—but today, new technologies shape what it means to improve the self. The old humanist culture has given way to artificial intelligence, social media, and big data: powerful tools that do not only inform us but also measure, compare, and perhaps change us forever.This book shows how self-improvement culture became so toxic—and why we need both a new concept of the self and a mission of social change in order to escape it. Mark Coeckelbergh delves into the history of the ideas that shaped this culture, critically analyzes the role of technology, and explores surprising paths out of the self-improvement trap. Digital detox is no longer a viable option and advice based on ancient wisdom sounds like yet more self-help memes: The only way out is to transform our social and technological environment. Coeckelbergh advocates new “narrative technologies” that help us tell different and better stories about ourselves. However, he cautions, there is no shortcut that avoids the ancient philosophical quest to know yourself, or the obligation to cultivate the good life and the good society. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022 9783110749663 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English 9783110993899 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 9783110994810 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2022 English 9783110992762 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2022 9783110992755 ZDB-23-DPH https://doi.org/10.7312/coec20654 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231556538 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231556538/original |
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