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Prometheanism makes a case for the growing relevance of Gunther Anders's revolutionary account of technology, primarily developed in the first volume of his book The Obsolescence of the Human published in 1957. The book will offer a comprehensive introduction to Anders's philosophy of technology with an annotated translation of his essay 'Promethean Shame', the main part of The Obsolescence of the Human. It outlines how Anders redefines the meaning of criticism at the threshold of the digital age. It argues that Anders's thought opens invaluable new perspectives on the contemporary moment and offers new approaches with which to engage with it. In particular, it will highlight how Anders's political activism and his mode of analysis offer a fresh, critical perspective on the predominately poststructuralist thinkers that inform the technological turn.
