The Will to Technology and the Culture of Nihilism
Date
2004-03-10
Authors
Kroker, Arthur
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Publisher
Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture
Abstract
A multimedia/print book launch and lecture.
The Will to Technology and the Culture of Nihilism explores the future of the twenty-first century in the language of technological destiny. Presenting Heidegger, Nietzsche and Marx as prophets of technological nihilism, it will be argued that every aspect of contemporary culture, society and politics is coded by the dynamic unfolding of the ‘will to technology’.
Posthumanism, then, as a harbinger of our technological future.
Dr. Arthur Kroker is Canada Research Chair in Technology,Culture and Theory and a Professor in the Political ScienceDepartment at the University of Victoria. He is the Director of the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC) and co-editor (with Marilouise Kroker) of CTHEORY <www.ctheory.net> for ‘The Will to Technology‘ Multimedia Version [click here] . Multimedia Designer : Spencer Saunders (Communicate New Media)
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technoculture, will to technology, nihilism, Nietzsche, Marx, Heidegger, technological destiny, the posthuman, biotechnology, digital culture
Citation
Kroker, Arthur. "The Will to Technology and the Culture of Nihilism." Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture, Victoria, B.C. 10 March 2004. Presentation.